creative entrepreneurship
Quit Optimizing for Algorithms. Make Something Weird — Robin Sloan
youtube.comBig Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert, and with each page, I feel my life changing.
discomfort is the price you pay for a fulfilling life
Only dead fish go with the flow.
-David Ogilvy
“The truth is, that you cannot create anything of value without both self doubt and self belief”
- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
@chimamanda_adichie
Full speech is on YouTube:
“Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses Harvard’s Class of 2018” at Harvard... See more
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Yet what they best represent is the current state of art, where artists must skillfully package themselves as products for buyers to consume.
It’s precisely the kind of work that is uncomfortable for most artists, who by definition concern themselves with what it means to be a person in the world, not what it means to be a brand.
It’s precisely the kind of work that is uncomfortable for most artists, who by definition concern themselves with what it means to be a person in the world, not what it means to be a brand.
Rebecca Jennings • Everybody Has to Self-Promote Now. Nobody Wants To.
To test an idea, you must build it. You can’t rely on the abstract – you have to bring it into the world to play with it feel it and only then can you judge whether it’s worth pursuing or not
Christa Nicholson • The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
What separates dreamers from doers isn't talent or luck—it's the willingness to start before feeling ready. The perfect moment is a myth. The right time is now.
But here's the key: Start small and learn fast. Your first move doesn't need to be perfect; it just needs to teach you something. Focus more on the next small step that moves you closer to... See more
But here's the key: Start small and learn fast. Your first move doesn't need to be perfect; it just needs to teach you something. Focus more on the next small step that moves you closer to... See more
Brain Food: Greats Don't Wait
In our heads we have a lot of ideas, plans and dreams waiting to be realized. But too often we wait - for a better moment, for motivation, for another Monday. We say what we would like to do, we plan, we tell how it will be... and nothing comes of it. Until we take action, our words have no power. Even the smallest step is worth more than the most... See more
how to start doing something, instead of saying you will do something
telling noone until its don. not mentally stimulationg yourself by tellingother people of your dreams. that leads nowhere