Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

“It’s good not to follow the herd. Go the other way. If everyone’s going that way, you go this other way. You’re gonna stumble, but you’re also gonna stumble upon an idea no one came up with…. “That way, at least it’s a new frontier. I always found success by just going the opposite way. There was too much competition over there. If everyone’s tryi

“[If] I’m going to get into this character’s head, maybe I’ll paint him first and see what he looks like visually, or musically [figure out] what he sounds like. You can work completely nonlinear that way. “How you journal things, how you cross reference, how you present things, how you inspire your crew, how you inspire other people around you, ho

Leaves of Grass

► What topic would you speak about if you were asked to give a TED talk on something outside of your main area of expertise?

“Failure is not necessarily durable. Remember that the things that they fire you for when you are young are the same things that they give lifetime achievement awards for when you’re old.”

What Makes Sammy Run? (Budd Schulberg),

What is something you believe that other people think is insane?

idea—I’m there to learn. I’m not there to win; I’m there to learn, because then I’ll win, eventually….

Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel.