Taste issue in writing. Building up toolbox is as important as practising. He would deconstruct articles that he liked

You can’t be busy if you are obsessive with something

Chgose to beobsessed over quality (of everything)

If you do something really (really) well, it gives you the economy to push other junk out and slow down even more. The better you get, the more say you get over your life

Offline is very undercrowded

Extreme clarity in communication is extremely important. Most people focus too much on politeness, which in his opinion is not that important

Tim chooses his projects on what skills and relationships this project will help develop that will transcend the actual project. Even if project fails on all external metrics, if he has developed or improved skills and relationships applicable outside of it is for him a success