The way we measure productivity is flawed. People checking their BlackBerry over dinner is not the measure of productivity.

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

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

What I don't like is snark for snark's sake. If you are going to make fun of me, at least be witty while doing it.

People who avoid all criticism fail. It's destructive criticism we need to avoid, not criticism in all forms.

I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying to identify the next step for themselves or other people.

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.