Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.

The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves

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.

Writing is thought crystalized on a piece of paper, which can then be reviewed.

World barista champions use the AeroPress to make coffee on the folding tray tables of airplanes.

People frequently fail when they try to do everything at once. They approach a massive project and quickly get discouraged. Taking small, but high-value steps takes less time, and you learn more in the long run.

Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness-lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.