“If coming up with ten ideas sounds too hard, then come up with twenty.”
― The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness
― The Power of No: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness
“The entire time I was on TV was about 90 seconds. I had probably prepared 18 hours for those 90 seconds. Like most dates I had gone on in my 20s.”
― The Choose Yourself Stories
― The Choose Yourself Stories
“Paradoxically, then, network effects businesses must start with especially small markets. Facebook started with just Harvard students—Mark Zuckerberg’s first product was designed to get all his classmates signed up, not to attract all people of Earth. This is why successful network businesses rarely get started by MBA types: the initial markets are so small that they often don’t even appear to be business opportunities at”
― Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
― Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future
“Attempt something creative that you have never tried before. Write a poem, draw a self-portrait, design the plot for a movie, or tackle some other creative activity. Even spending just a few minutes working creatively on something can help you relax and spark new ideas that are relevant to other parts of your life.”
― Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology
― Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology
“People do what they want until they are injured like a kid putting his fingers on the stove.”
― The Choose Yourself Stories
― The Choose Yourself Stories
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