don’t be discouraged
weathering the ups and downs of creative projects, life, relationships.
one brick at a time.
by sari and · updated 1mo ago
don’t be discouraged
- Work, family, or friends: pick two. You can have it all, just not all at once.
from The best thing ever written about “work-life balance” - Austin Kleon
David Pennington added 1mo ago
- “Generally everyone is misunderstood, and you realize it’s not your job to make people understand you,” Le Bon said. “It’s your job to work and align yourself with your own integrity. I think that’s even harder to harness when you’re an artist as big as Annie. But she does.”
from St. Vincent Dives Headfirst Into the Darkness
David Pennington added 1mo ago
Fun graphic on $META from the Rowan Street annual letter (a hedge fund that printed a 102.6% net return in 2023): Shows how non-linear the path to good returns can be and how conviction pays off. https://rowanstreet.com/post/rowan-street-2023-year-end-letter…
sari added 2mo ago
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sari added 2mo ago
it took Mr Beast almost 9 years to start earning real money – his mom even made him enroll in community college (he lasted two weeks there)
sari added 3mo ago
Hear ye! Hear ye! Due to overwhelming interest and applications, we are moving the deadline to apply for our print shop apprenticeship FROM MARCH 15th to MARCH 1st! This means applications are due via email or post marked snail mail by next Friday, March 1st. And THANK YOU! to everyone that has already applied.
David Pennington added 3mo ago
🎉 Today we hit $300K MRR 🎉 For 3 years, we were stuck at $2K MRR, and we were constantly burning cash with very little to show for it Now it's looking like we could hit $1M MRR by end of 2024 (and doing so profitably) Don't give up 🤠
by David Park
phoebe added 3mo ago
- This idea is nothing new and ever more relevant in our age of digital detoxes and celebrities who are famous for being famous. We know what we want, we have made that choice, and the only chance for improvement is a gritty dedication to your discipline.
from Entertained to the Death of It – D.T. Pennington
David Pennington added 4mo ago
if you keep going the right mentor or cheerleader shows up
sari added 4mo ago
