Madhuri
“I’m not interested in myself per se. I’m interested in myself as theme carrier, as host.”
― David Shields, Reality Hunger
Day by day, I resonate with this more.
from Make your Stuff by Austin Kleon:
“it’s not enough to be good. In order to be found, you have to be findable.”
“If you want people to know about what you do and the things you care about, you have to share.”
“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.”
“Teaching people
... See more- Your success in life will be determined largely by your ability to speak, your ability to write, and the quality of your ideas. In that order."
from How to Speak by MIT OpenCourseWare
From Patrick Winston’s How to speak session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unzc731iCUY&t=925s
- Why do furniture designers keep designing new chairs? We know it's not to solve the problem of "sitting." The chair is simply the medium. The true goal is something bigger: to inspire, to broaden our understanding of what's possible, or express something unique about what it means to be alive today.
from No more boring apps
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations
... See moreYou must mourn the loss of your younger self, the person who has gotten you this far but who is no longer equipped to carry you onward.
from The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest
“A problem well-stated is a problem half-solved.” - Charles F. Kettering
Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.
from Tribe Of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferriss