Do, or do not. There is no failure, only feedback. –Yoda Robert Allen

If you do everything I ask, you get a C.

If you want a better grade, do more.

–Hilary’s Teacher

It’s not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. – Seneca

“A tiny acorn grows into a magnificent oak tree, and it never goes: ‘I have to improve myself.’”

Discover, not improve

What is the pain you want to sustain?

–Mark Manson

i.e., Do you want the reward but not the struggle? Want the results but not the process of getting them? What values are worth the effort?

“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” - Rumi

“The hurt from getting beaten only lasts a little while, but the hurt from giving up without a fight never goes away.” – John Taylor Gatto

Drive your dopamine dream; don’t be driven. Steer now. –Laurence Chen

Generalists thrive in early stage companies where it’s small and people are nimble. There’s much more opportunity for the generalist. –Britt Gage

The tweet that can be retweeted is not the eternal kernel. Lather, rinse, retweet. This too is panicky. [Twitter tagline, Laurence Chen]