The best way to learn something new is to get your hands dirty and commit to doing it.

When you're in a tough situation, prioritize and execute. Identify your biggest problem and start solving it. Taking action is crucial; if you don't, the downward spiral continues. You need to take small steps to reassemble your life and make improvements.

I believe that doing the hardest parts of a project first is essential, as it helps maintain momentum when motivation is high.

Focusing on first principles is crucial; understanding the actual problem we are trying to solve allows for more tactical and effective solutions.

In board meetings, I prefer to focus on what's broken in the business rather than what's going well, as that leads to improvement.

The best advice I can give is to solve a problem that you personally have, as these are the issues you will understand the most deeply.

The working backwards process at Amazon emphasizes starting with the problem and obsessing over it, rather than jumping straight to solutions.

When something feels too complex, it often indicates that it's not the right solution; sometimes you need to take a step back to find a simpler approach.

If you want to change the world, sometimes you have to slide down the obstacles head first.