But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, or disorganized friends. If someone isn't making you stronger, they're making you weaker.

It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.

I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.

There are certain things I will automate, but when it comes to quality control, I want to keep a very close eye.

If you take a strong stance and have a clear opinion or statement on any subject online, you're going to polarize people. And without that polarity, there's no discussion. Discussion is what I want, which means that I'm fine with the consequences.

The reason I was successful in launching my first book with bloggers is this: I assumed that I should spend as much time on a blogger with a million-person readership as I would pitching an editor of a publication with a million person subscription-base.

To do the impossible, you need to ignore the popular.