current motivations

But if you have the courage to make art, then find the courage to frame your art as well

An approach where the goal is not an outcome with a distinct finish line. Instead, a goal could inform the process or system I’d need to commit to that would typically precede reaching my goal. So, instead of having the goal to save $10,000, I’d commit to saving 20 percent of every inflow... indefinitely. And when I did this, I tended to exceed... See more

I journal a lot. I break down all of my thought processes. I think I apply a very analytical lens to my own thinking and I kind of modify it. Because it’s so interesting, you can control what you think, you can control how you think, therefore you can control who you are.

And especially as a young person, I’m 22 so with neuroplasticity on my side I

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When you look back at the most fruitful moments of your life years from now, you’ll be surprised to discover how many of them unfolded amid a big loss or a crisis or in the face of a giant unknown.

There are so many people who don’t know what they want. And I think that, in this world, that’s the only thing you have to know — exactly what you want. ... Doing what you were born to do ... That’s the way to be happy.

So when deciding on where to focus your efforts over the next year, prioritize your income. Prioritize taking action. Because it’s the one thing you can always control.

You can’t solve a problem you don’t understand. You can’t lead a field you haven’t immersed yourself in. You must go down the rabbit hole. You must go deep. You must swarm the topic.

when you are willing to make yourself truly vulnerable and you have zero fudgsicles left to give and you open yourself up to the world, the world will open itself up to you, I promise