Having a size 9 foot is fantastic because almost all of the shoe companies do their prototyping in size 9, so if you visit a place like Nike headquarters, you can try every sort of wacky, out-there model.

When you elevate the heels more so than you elevate the sole of the foot, you trigger a cascade of compensations in the knees and hips that cause tight hip flexors, and then those hip flexors cause lower-back pain.

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

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.

Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

At least three time per day at scheduled times, he had to ask himself the following question: Am I being productive or just active? Charney captured the essence of this with less-abstract wording: Am I inventing things to do to avoid the important? He eliminated all of the activities he used as crutches and began to focus on demonstrating results instead of showing dedication. Dedication is often just meaningless work in disguise. Be ruthless and cut the fat.

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