'Minecraft' is to a large degree about having unique experiences that nobody else has had. The levels are randomly generated, and you can build anything you want to build yourself.

I think the more realistic you try to make the graphics and the experience, the more you limit yourself to a single vision.

If you build a car, you can only sell it once. If you paint a fence, you only get paid for it once. If you create a piece of software that's essentially free to reproduce, you can keep getting paid over and over perpetually.

Do what nobody else can do for you. Omit to do anything else.

Don't take anything for granted. If you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. Have a little more confidence.

I never really had the fun teens of exploring the world because I was sitting at home, learning programming.