making things
When we become skilled at something, it becomes automatic. We don’t have to think much about it, because our brain, running on virtual autopilot, is constantly making predictions—and most of its predictions are true.
Tom Vanderbilt • Beginners
“Whenever you are stuck searching for the optimal plan, remember:
Getting started changes everything.”
Getting started changes everything.”
jamesclear.com • 3-2-1: On Learning by Doing, a Rule to Live By, and the Seasons of Life | James Clear
Frank Ocean on not drawing attention to yourself:
“Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.”
“Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.”
Shane • Attention Required! | Cloudflare
So how does the actual wrangling work?
Simple - for every activity you naturally want to do, try to figure out a way to apply it to your direction. Your direction is sort of like a theme - if your direction is X and your interest is Y, then go do X-flavored Y-things.
Shoshannah Tekofsky • Explore More: A Bag of Tricks to Keep Your Life on the Rails
Explorando motivações naturais: as motivações representam os interesses que nos ocorrem naturalmente, e o segredo é pensar em como relacionar tais motivações à direção desejada, para caminhar naturalmente em direção à ela.
The most valuable real estate in the world is the graveyard.
There lie millions of half-written books, ideas never launched, and
talents never developed.
Most people die with everything still inside of them.
The way to live is to create.
Die empty.
Get every idea out of your head and into reality.
Derek Sivers • How to Live
"Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work." - Gustave Flaubert