I think I can dominate on the field.

It lets us manage life in a less than completely planned way. We can coordinate the organization of the day in real time. A lot of BlackBerries are used this way not only at work but planning the family day. We can coordinate with our partner who's going to get the child and do it from anywhere. E-mail has this addictive property, even on our desktop.

All the behaviors were probably already in place but nascent. They became determined by the properties of technology — and BlackBerries hit it hard.

You know who my gods are, who I believe in fervently? Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson - she's probably the top - Mozart, Shakespeare, Keats. These are wonderful gods who have gotten me through the narrow straits of life.

When the gun fires you must concentrate for every second on the way to that finish line. You should know exactly how long it will take you to and think about every step of the race you are about to run.

It came down as a mist.