Notes

An idea without a hook is just a topic. Topics are cheap.

So, monotheism explains order, but is mystified by evil. Dualism explains evil, but is puzzled by order. There is one logical way of solving the riddle: to argue that there is a single omnipotent God who created the entire universe – and He’s evil. But nobody in history has had the stomach for such a belief.

Explaining a tool well is a surprisingly good way to find its sharp edges. Every course outline becomes a test suite for the docs.

Your actions reveal how badly you want something. If you keep saying something is a priority but you never act on it, then you don’t really want it. Your actions reveal your true motivations.

Nobody knows how the first product life cycle is supposed to go. My mother knows how it’s going to go, though: “You make all your mistakes on the first one.”