The Most Important Possible Thing You Can

Don't Wait Till You're Older, Or In Some Better Job Than You Have Now. Don't Wait For Anything. Don't Wait Till Some Magical...idea Drops Into Your Lap. That's Not Where Ideas Come From. Go Looking For An Idea And It'll Show Up. Begin Now.

I Was A Chubby, Unathletic Kid And Conformed To Every Possible Stereotype You Could Imagine Of Someone Who Would End Up In Public Broadcasting.

I Wish Somebody Had Given Me The News That Ideas Don't Just Fall On Your Head Like Fairy Dust. You Have To Treat That Like A Job. You Have To Spend Hours Each Day, Where You're Just Like, 'this Is The Part Of The Day When I'm Looking For An Idea.'

You Will Be Stupid. You Will Worry Your Parents. You Will Question Your Own Choices, Your Relationships, Your Jobs, Your Friends, Where You Live, What You Studied In College, That You Went To College At All... If That Happens, You're Doing It Right.

Go Looking For An Idea And It'll Show Up. Begin Now.