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" What I've found in my research is that realism and self-honesty are the antidote to ego, hubris, and delusion. "

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" As I discovered in my media manipulations, the information that finds us online - what spreads - is the worst kind. It raised itself above the din not through its value, importance, or accuracy but through the opposite: through slickness, titillation, and polarity. "

" Do I regret how my life turned out? Of course not - not for a single second. "

" As authors, we're all trying to fight against obscurity and outside distractions, but it's a tough battle. "

" Public relations and marketing are something companies do to move product. It is not meaningful. It is not cool. Yet because it is cheap, easy, and lucrative to cover, blogs want to convince you that it is. "

" Pretty much everyone's career starts the same way: with grunt work. Not just the cliched fetching of coffee, but other lowly tasks: taking notes in meetings, preparing paperwork, scheduling, intensive research - even flat-out doing our bosses' work for them. "

" Writing the perfect paper is a lot like a military operation. It takes discipline, foresight, research, strategy, and, if done right, ends in total victory. "

" I wholeheartedly agree that many media 'standards' can feel disingenuous or, in fact, be a cover for less-than-honest behavior. "

" As tough an idea as it often is to stomach, the best way to thrive in a world that requires grunt work is to stop seeing it as grunt work. "

" The greats - they protect their sleep because it's where the best work comes from. They say no to things. They turn in when they hit their limits. They don't let the creep of sleep deprivation undermine their judgment. "

" The media, when it's functioning properly, protects the public against marketers and their ceaseless attempts to trick people into buying things. "

" Even people who despise ego and aspire to humility, who plan to be humble once they are successful, are worried that actually enacting those beliefs would sentence them to a life of obscurity or weakness or failure. "

" Philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing or even reading long, dense books. In fact, it is something men and women of action use - and have used throughout history - to solve their problems and achieve their greatest triumphs. Not in the classroom but on the battlefield, in the forum, and at court. "

" Dr. Drew Pinsky changed my life. "

" Growth-hacking is about scalability - ideally, you want your marketing efforts to bring in users, which then bring in more users. "

" If it comes as a constant surprise each and every time something unexpected occurs, you're not only going to be miserable whenever you attempt something big, you're going to have a much harder time accepting it and moving on to attempts two, three, and four. "

" The news as entertainment is the real danger, because the truth or accuracy of what it is reporting becomes irrelevant. "

" I don't play videogames and generally think that online activism is a giant waste of time. "

" My parents disagreed sharply with me over the decision to leave school. "

" Growth hacking is the future of marketing. It has to be. "

" Like pretty much every other ambitious person, I always figured I'd eventually move to New York. It is, at this point, half-dream and half-obligation for people trying to do big things. It's the American Dream inside the American Dream. "

" Self-imposed discipline with a bent towards results rather than 'creative' and sustainability spending is unfortunately not the norm in the marketing industry. "

" I have a pet goat. "

" Growth hacking is a mindset, and those who have it will reap incredible gains. "

" Leveraging community intelligence and making connections is a key component to being a growth hacker. "

" Anyone who faults Romney or Obama or any public figure for demanding quote approval is missing the point. The journalists were no abused weaklings here. They made a bargain for access to these newsworthy figures that they thought was in their favor - they're only complaining because they got caught. "

" Every media appearance is a learning experience about the media outlet and their journalists and their feelings about you, so treat it as such. "

" I love books. Probably too much for my own good. "

" Everyone faces adversity. "

" My advice to young people would be this: Don't move to New York. It is not where you will find yourself. "