But there's no substitute for getting smarter faster. And the way you get smarter is to screw around vigorously. Try stuff. See what works. See what fails miserably. Learn. Rinse. Repeat.

Had Twitter been invented earlier, my books would have been shorter.

Don't settle for less than is possible.

Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!

Because nearly all digital libraries are tied to bricks-and-mortar institutions, the funding base tends to be quite localized.

If your company has a clean-desk policy, the company is nuts and you're nuts to stay there.

The delivery and presentation media are important, and each format has its advantages and disadvantages, but ultimately I just want to read what I want to read, when and where I want.