Sublime

impetuousness and franticness are poor substitutes for discipline,

we focus on all the wrong metrics for measuring our success and, in the process, actually diminish our chances for longevity.

do we chase short-term attention and validation—whether that’s indulging in the endless search for ideas or simply the distraction of talk and chatter?

Clear the path for the people above you and you will eventually create a path for yourself.

The key is to catch them early. And the only way to do that is by doing the work at least partly in front of an audience. A book should be an article before it’s a book, and a dinner conversation before it’s an article. See how things go before going all in.

a product doesn’t need to hit the front page of the New York Times to attract users. We need only to hit the New York Times of our scene.

Impressing people is utterly different from being truly impressive.

You have two essential tasks in life: to be a good person and to pursue the occupation that you love.

It’s not that hard to make something we want, or something we think is cool or impressive. It’s much harder to create something other people not only want, but need.