I didn’t want to be anything because I don’t look ahead. Even as a kid I thought it was pointless.

Not a lawyer, which was what I told everyone, because my father wanted me to be one.

A teacher. Teachers can change lives.

A nurse, because my grandmother was a midwife. I was named after her but never got to meet her.

Being an entrepreneur was the best decision I could’ve made, because not having a boss gave me the freedom to make my family a priority without compromising my work.

Thank goodness, too. Because that was a long-term investment in myself.

deli counter attendant (I was terrible at this and hated smelling like cold cuts after work, despite how much my dog liked it), FedEx warehouse grunt (great exercise, though not very mentally stimulating), and parking booth attendant (get paid to read books? Yes, please! Until the robots replace humans, that is).

Growing up, I had the words “lives remaining: 0” written on the wall of my room. If life were a video game, that’s how it’d indicate this is the only chance left.

That really crystallized for me what some really passionate founders who could write some code could do to change things, and this gave me the confidence to say, “You know what? They can do this. We can definitely do this.” ... So without a doubt, Reddit would not exist if it weren’t for Masters of Doom.

Purge toxic relationships and spend time with the people who inspire you to be better.