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a philosophy for organizing knowledge work efforts in a sustainable and meaningful manner, based on the following three principles:
1. Do few things.
2. Work at a natural pace.
3. Obsess over quality.
Slow Productivity - Michael Karnjanaprakorn
The ability to concentrate intensely is a skill that must be trained.
Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Don’t make up problems you don’t have yet. It’s not a problem until it’s a real problem. Most of the things you worry about never happen anyway.
David Heinemeier Hansson • Rework
the most important goal is to not get lost
Never bet against the person who just keeps showing up.
Instapaper • Instapaper-ReadLater-2022-11-02-oowGaQ
Working right trumps finding the right work.
Cal Newport • So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” - Bruce Lee
Instapaper • Instapaper-ReadLater-2022-11-02-oowGaQ
A cliché quote at this point, but I’m still thinking about it’s true meaning.
the pinnacle of Brodovitch's career as a designer was the unfailing elegance of his pages. This elegance, combined with an element of innovation was the ideal mix for a fashion magazine. The quality that guaranteed his success was his devotion to the new, unending surprise and vitality