The least-crowded channel for meeting high profile bloggers is in person. Email is the most difficult, the most crowded... I'm a top 1,000 blogger, not a top 100 blogger, and I get hundreds of pitches by email every week. Most of them I don't even see because my assistant declines them.

The commonsense rules of the "real world" are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions.

Converting your own passions into a job is the fastest method for eliminating any passion you once had.

Are you better off than you were one year ago, one month ago, or one week ago? If not, things will not improve by themselves.

Relative income uses two variables: the dollar and time, usually hours.

I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical.

The bottom line is that you only have the rights you fight for.