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

Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking.

The brain is where most people really screw up.

A recession is very bad for publicly traded companies, but it's the best time for startups. When you have massive layoffs, there's more competition for available jobs, which means that an entrepreneur can hire freelancers at a lower cost.

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

It is predicated on the assumption that you dislike what you are doing during the most physically capable years of your life. This is a nonstarter—nothing can justify that sacrifice.

The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.