Leading a creative life
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
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
Ship creative work. On a schedule. Without attachment and without reassurance.
Seth Godin • The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
Analyzing the cultural shift in the concept of genius, from an external creative spirit to an inherent personal trait.
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Well, yeah, I don't necessarily believe in the kind of supernatural element to it, but I think it is a useful way of thinking about it because it explains what is for lots of people a fundamentally inexplicable process, right? I mean, I'm sure you've had situations where you've tried to sit down to write something and it just will not come out.
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... See more"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
I take the patterns and principles I agree with—signature moves I want to enhance, foibles I want to avoid—and add them to my personal “style guide”: a Google Doc full of guidelines and examples that train the model on how to think like me. Plugged into the project files of a ChatGPT or Claude project, it functions as a “writing brain” that brings... See more
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.
Sara Hooker • Tweet
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.