The cat sat on a mat’ is not a story. ‘The cat sat on the dog’s mat’ is a story.” — John le Carré - Austin Kleon

In the old days, a logbook was a place for sailors to keep track of how far they’d traveled, and that’s exactly what you’re doing — keeping track of how far your ship has sailed.

You find time the same place you find spare change: in the nooks and crannies. You find it in the cracks between the big stuff — your commute, your lunch break, the few hours after your kids go to bed.

Nothing is more important than an unread library.” Don’t worry about doing research. Just search.