Quality, quality, quality: never waver from it, even when you don’t see how you can afford to keep it up. When you compromise, you become a commodity… - Josh Kaufman

I can’t emphasize this enough: the quickest and easiest way to screw up your life is to take on too much debt. The primary reason people spend decades working in jobs they despise is to pay off their creditors. Financial stress can destroy relationships, threaten your health, and jeopardize your sanity.

Large companies move slowly. Good ideas often died on the vine because they had to be approved by too many people.

"Zappos could easily advertise "free expedited shipping", but they don't-the surprise is far more valuable."