Ben Casnocha Quotations

Rule of thumb: Be skeptical of things you learned before you could read. E.g., religion.

I’m skeptical of passive learning. If you don’t write down what you’re hearing and learning, what the odds you remember it?

Expose yourself to as much as possible. Attend conferences no one else is attending. Read books no one else is reading. Talk to people no one else is talking to.

If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, you’re not accomplishing very much.

I don't want to be normal. I want to be something else.

I have a broad range of interests, so I'll always be working on something.

I really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.

I've always loved to write, and I kept a diary of what I thought about my business, being an entrepreneur and other things of interest to me.

Long-term goals are dangerous. They limit you. They hinder you from reacting to new conditions.

Sometimes I have to pause to make the distinction between Ben the teenager and Ben the businessman.