I like to have control.
Of my time, my work, and my future.
But control is an illusion — and so is our lack of it.
Control Is An Illusion
How A Year Of Saying Yes To Everything Taught Shonda Rhimes What Matters
“The more successful I become…the more work there is to do. The more balls in the air, the more eyes on me, the more history stares, the more expectations there are. The more I work to be successful, the more I need to work.”
Social Media Is Creating A Post-Literate World
“People wonder why their daughter is taking 10,000 photos a day. What they don’t realize is that she isn’t preserving images. She’s talking.”
5 Keys To A Successful Movement
“While we usually notice successful movements after they have begun to attract large crowds and hold massive demonstrations, those are effects, not causes, of successful mobilization.”
Your Product Is Already Obsolete
“People like what’s out there today, but what’s out there today is actually already history. The thing you should be worrying about is that there’s probably going to be a newer, faster, quicker way for your customers to achieve what they want to do in this world, and that it doesn’t involve you.”
What It’s Like To Be A Standup Comedian
“Standing in front of a room full of people who are judging you every night changes you. These people might be idiots as individuals, but together they have a wisdom. They see through you.”
How To Find And Support Trustworthy Journalism
“Now more than ever, it is important to our democracy that we seek out and support good journalism.”
Silicon Valley Has An Empathy Problem
“Silicon Valley’s biggest failing is not poor marketing of its products, or follow-through on promises, but, rather, the distinct lack of empathy for those whose lives are disturbed by its technological wizardry.”
A Message To The Architects Of Our Future
“Time giving innovation. That’s what it means to be truly technologically advanced. The future is not all screens, it’s humanity enhanced.”
How An Idea Becomes A Business
“My sister Jeanette — then a marketer at Google — asked an interesting question: is it possible to make books that are more engaging than an iPad for young kids?”