There is always more information than attention

I do my best writing between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.. Almost every friend I have who is a consistently productive writer, does their best writing between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. My quota is two crappy pages per day. I keep it really low so I'm not so intimidated that I never get started. I will do the gathering of interviews and research throughout the day. I'll get all my notes and materials together and then I'll do the synthesis between 10 p.m. to bed, which is usually 4 or 5 a.m.

Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all.

It's very easy to confuse confident motion with being productive - and they're not the same thing. Productive to me means measurable outcomes that apply to my most important to-dos that positively affect my life. That's it.

Simplicity requires ruthlessness.

Massive elimination is the most important step and the most neglected step for entrepreneurs.

A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.