I discourage passive skepticism, which is the armchair variety where people sit back and criticize without ever subjecting their theories or themselves to real field testing.

Sometimes you need to go on a low-information diet.

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

Get good at being a troublemaker and saying sorry when you really screw up

I still feel there are much smarter self-promoters out there than me. I am very methodical about my messaging, and I know how to gain attention very quickly.

There is always more information than attention

I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.