Tell yourself that you will quit tomorrow but not today.

Speak confidently as if you are right but listen carefully as if you are wrong.

Efficiency is highly overrated; goofing off is highly underrated. Regularly scheduled sabbaths, sabbaticals vacations, breaks, aimless walks and time off are essential for top performance of any kind. The best work ethic requires a good rest ethic.

Anything you say before the word “but” does not count.

If your goal does not have a schedule, it is a dream.

When someone tells you something is wrong, they’re usually right. When they tell you how to fix it they’re usually wrong.

Work to become, not to acquire.

When brainstorming improvising jamming with others you’ll go much further and deeper if you build upon each contribution with a playful “yes—and” example instead of a deflating “no—but” reply.

You don’t need more time because you already have all the time that you will ever get; you need more focus.