Leading a creative life
"Dreams are fun when they are distant. The imagination loves to play with possibilities when there is no risk of failure.
But when you find yourself on the verge of action, you pause. You can feel the uncertainty of what lies ahead. Thoughts swirl. Maybe this isn't the right time? Failure is possible now.
In that moment—in that short pause that... See more
But when you find yourself on the verge of action, you pause. You can feel the uncertainty of what lies ahead. Thoughts swirl. Maybe this isn't the right time? Failure is possible now.
In that moment—in that short pause that... See more
3-2-1: On living with lightness, the root cause of sin, and how to compete without losing yourself
Make stuff you love and talk about stuff you love and you’ll attract people who love that kind of stuff. It’s that simple.
Austin Kleon • Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
fix a hard upper limit on the number of things that you allow yourself to work on at any given time. In their book Personal Kanban, which explores this strategy in detail, the management experts Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry suggest no more than three items. Once you’ve selected those tasks, all other incoming demands on your time must wait
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Ship creative work. On a schedule. Without attachment and without reassurance.
Seth Godin • The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
Winning the game of life requires you to focus on the cards you have and choosing what to do with them.
Mel Robbins • The Let Them Theory
Shipping, because it doesn’t count if you don’t share it. Creative, because you’re not a cog in the system. You’re a creator, a problem solver, a generous leader who is making things better by producing a new way forward. Work, because it’s not a hobby. You might not get paid for it, not today, but you approach it as a professional. The muse is not
... See moreSeth Godin • The Practice
We don’t ship the work because we’re creative. We’re creative because we ship the work.
Seth Godin • The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
You just have to be as generous as you can, but selfish enough to get your work done.
Austin Kleon • Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered
The first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.