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Human beings have an inherent tendency to seek out novelty and challenges, to extend and exercise their capacities, to explore, and to learn. But this third drive was more fragile than the other two; it needed the right environment to survive.

Online education faces the same challenges that content does more broadly. There’s just too much good content out there, and very few have been able to rise above the noise.

fascinating origin story of the iPhone: Steve started a tablet project because he was annoyed by a guy at Microsoft. Then after they made a tablet demo, he asked if they could shrink it to pocket size. And when he saw that demo he said: pause the tablet, let's make a phone.

Excellence is the war you wage until every trace of the struggle disappears

In the future, those who achieve the greatest results with the least number of employees will be admired above all others

MainStreet makes money by keeping 20% of the money the government pays you. If you don’t get anything, they don’t get anything.