ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever

There’s a new group of people out there starting businesses. They’re turning profits yet never think of themselves as entrepreneurs. A lot of them don’t even think of themselves as business owners. They are just doing what they love on their own terms and getting paid for

If you need to explain something, try getting real with it. Instead of describing what something looks like, draw it. Instead of explaining what something sounds like, hum it. Do everything you can to remove layers of abstraction.

The real world isn’t a place, it’s an excuse. It’s a justification for not trying.

The task was worth it when you thought it would cost two hours, not sixteen.

You rarely regret saying no. But you often wind up regretting saying yes.

Find a judo solution, one that delivers maximum efficiency with minimum effort.

Signal vs. Noise blog.

Another common misconception: You need to learn from your mistakes. What do you really learn from mistakes? You might learn what not to do again, but how valuable is that? You still don’t know what you should do next. Contrast that with learning from your successes. Success gives you real ammunition. When something succeeds, you know what worked—an

The easiest, most straightforward way to create a great product or service is to make something you want to use. That lets you design what you know—and you’ll figure out immediately whether or not what you’re making is any good.