make something wonderful

It’s okay to say, “it’s not for you,” to most people. In fact, that’s the only way to do work that matters.

ime not creating is like not exercising: it slowly erodes you(r quality of life) in quiet ways you don’t notice until the damage accumulates

If you touch an idea too much without actually making it, just like a dough or plaster, it dies. I think it’s better to make and bake it and throw it away than to imagine how it would have worked or tasted. —Zeynab Izadyar

We call it a belief system because it's more than a collection of values. It's how we see the world and what is missing.

1. Make stuff you use every day —it makes for a better life.


2. Make it better —do less if you need to.


3. Nothing is finished —everything can be rethought.


4. Think small —make one small part of the world as it should be.


5. Slow down —put in

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BUT WE DON’T WANT TO GO VIRAL WE JUST WANT THE BASICS: TO MAKE WORK WE’RE PROUD OF WITH PEOPLE WE RESPECT AND WHO RESPECT US THAT’S TRUE TO OUR INTENTIONS AND WHO WE ARE AND ARE NOT

"If you know you have to write a blog post tomorrow, something in writing, something that will be around 6 months from now, about something in the world, you will start looking for something in the world to write about. You will seek to notice something interesting and say something creative about it. Well, isn’t that all we’re looking for? The bes... See more