the best motivation
My beginnings are not beginnings; I just start. Sometimes I have to write the beginning after the book is done. Well, that seems like a natural thing, but many people don't go forward because the beginning isn't right; they just leave it until they get it right. I write what's there, what I know is there. If I have to rewrite it or change it, I'm n... See more
In Her Own Words: Toni Morrison on Writing, Editing, and Teaching
“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” -Kurt Vonnegut
My generic career advice for young people is that if at all possible, you should aim to work on something that no one has a word for. Spend your energies where we don’t have a name for what you are doing, where it takes a while to explain to your mother what it is you do. When you are ahead of language, that means you are in a spot where it is mor
... See moreNoah Smith • Interview: Kevin Kelly, Editor, Author, and Futurist
The work is the point, and my work is unique. If I can do something that people find useful, then I should. It doesn’t matter if it’s a masterpiece or not, as long as I enjoy it. I’ve got my own weird angle on things that’s a useful counter-melody in the big orchestra of life.
Derek Sivers • Hell Yeah or No: what’s worth doing
Obsession is a skeleton key, hidden in the walls of your psyche by your 10-year-old self. There is a core game, a core activity, a core compulsion, all of us are designed for. We can't control it. We can't stop it. All we can do, is direct it. Some love to read. Some love to run. Some love to write. Some love to design. Some love to build. Some lov... See more
Zach 🏴x.comBut anything that grows your soul takes time. There are no shortcuts to hard-won insight; you can only amble your way to wisdom.
The walking cure: when an injury forced me to slow down, I learned that we can only amble our way to wisdom | Justine Toh
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficient... See more
Rhett Allain • 5 Physics Equations Everyone Should Know
The past and the future were two places I had no business being. The only thing that mattered was right now. And right now…well, I still felt like shit.