The brain is where most people really screw up.

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.

Being selective-doing less-is the path of the productive. Focus on the important few and ignore the rest.

I'm not averse to making a lot of money. But where does that end? I hang out with people with hundreds of millions of dollars. Is that the standard by which I should measure myself? Where does that take you if you're in my business? I think it takes you to pretty dark, corrupt places.

There are two components that are fundamental to enjoy life and feel good about yourself: continual learning and service.

Creating demand is hard. Filling demand is easier. Don't create a product, then seek someone to sell it to. Find a market - define your customers - then find or develop a product for them.

The opposite of love is indifference, and the opposite of happiness is boredom.