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most people's definition of "trying" is contingent on not taking on any reputational risk, not investing more than two weeks of time, not investing more than 2 months of their salary, and giving up after the second obstacle
the world is free for those who want it
astridwilde1x.com... See moreWhen you’re creating, you have to have an internal compass. An innate, inherent thing that I’ll call a passion-o-meter — a meter that measures when you really believe in something.
Something has to feel right to you, whatever that unknown thing is, in order for you to share it with others. It’s about having such a keenness to bring that thing you
When you wait, you lose momentum. And momentum is incredibly powerful because when you’re inspired, you act—and you do it with enthusiasm.
Erifili Gounari • literally just do things
Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky explains that discipline precedes inspiration:
"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."
Source: Letter to Nadezhda von Meck (1878)
"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."
Source: Letter to Nadezhda von Meck (1878)
Light things shape culture, but rarely shape us.
Creation isn’t just about output. It’s a process of becoming. The best work shapes the maker as much as the audience. A founder builds a startup to prove they can. A writer wrestles an idea into clarity. You don’t just create heavy things. You become someone who can.
Creation isn’t just about output. It’s a process of becoming. The best work shapes the maker as much as the audience. A founder builds a startup to prove they can. A writer wrestles an idea into clarity. You don’t just create heavy things. You become someone who can.
Anu Atluru • Make Something Heavy.
Prediction: the furious arrival of AI will create a renewed hunger for raw, unpolished, humanity. Invest in documenting your failures.
Fact: we live in a time where if you create consistently about something you love or obsess over; it may be a year, or five, but eventually, you'll find a level of success that'll likely... See more
instagram.comThe weight of what we make matters.
Creative people are restless souls, forever chasing the horizon until they’ve made something substantial. We spend our lives crafting weighted blankets for ourselves—something heavy enough to anchor our ambition and quiet our minds.
Weight is tangible in the physical world—a place we should care about and create... See more
Creative people are restless souls, forever chasing the horizon until they’ve made something substantial. We spend our lives crafting weighted blankets for ourselves—something heavy enough to anchor our ambition and quiet our minds.
Weight is tangible in the physical world—a place we should care about and create... See more
Anu Atluru • Make Something Heavy.
Poet Sylvia Plath on the courage to close doors:
“I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn’t make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go... See more
“I saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig tree, starving to death, just because I couldn’t make up my mind which of the figs I would choose. I wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as I sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go... See more