Routine, done for long enough and done sincerely enough, becomes more than routine. It becomes ritual—it becomes sanctified and holy.

Art is the generous act of making things better by doing something that might not work.

We may find it convenient to live with the illusion that circumstances or other people are responsible for the quality of our lives, but the reality is that we are responsible—responsible—for our choices.

Do not reply to an e-mail message if any of the following applies: It’s ambiguous or otherwise makes it hard for you to generate a reasonable response; It’s not a question or proposal that interests you; Nothing really good would happen if you did respond and nothing really bad would happen if you didn’t.

Learning how to be a great leader means learning about your superpowers and flaws, learning how to navigate the obstacles in your head, and learning how to learn. With these tools comes the confidence that you’re meant to be here just as you are—no masks or pretenses needed.

The more positive energy you invest in your child at the start, the less of your energy you will need to invest further on.

Complexity manifests itself in a software in 3 major ways ordered in terms of increasing severity:1. When a simple change requires modifying code in many places.2. When developers need to carry a lot of information in their heads to complete a task.3. When it is not obvious what information or changes are needed in order to carry out a task.

Mentors spring up in amazing variety and frequency because they are so useful to storytellers. They reflect the reality that we all have to learn the lessons of life from someone or something.

If you want to make minor, incremental changes and improvements, work on practices, behavior or attitude. But if you want to make significant, quantum improvement, work on paradigms.

The Monopoly Question: Are you starting with a big share of a small market?