Motives
“Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness.” — Alejandro Jodorowsky
“If you inherently long for something, become it first. If you want gardens, become the gardener. If you want love, embody love. If you want mental stimulation, change the conversation. If you want peace, exude calmness. If you want to fill your world with artists, begin to paint. If you want to be valued, respect your own time. If you want to live... See more
Your work is never going to be good enough (for everyone). But it’s already good enough (for someone).
Seth Godin • The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
“Life involves making a decision so the spirits can rush in”
- Sheila Heti
My general rule is when I feel the twinge of distraction or boredom or exhaustion that urges me to put down my book, I must read ten more pages. (you can of course do five, or two, or twenty, or whatever feels right.) Typically i get so re-engaged over those ten more pages that I end up reading twenty or thirty. When talking about this to my... See more