Kristen Majdanics
@its_kristen
Kristen Majdanics
C.S. Lewis on the value of starting where you are:
“You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
“You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
Distractions are the assassins of great work. You don't need more time; you need more focus.
“The advice I like to give anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to do an awful lot of work.
All the best ideas come out of the process... See more
All the best ideas come out of the process... See more
The advice I like to give anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to do an awful lot of work.
“Most geniuses—especially those who lead others—prosper not by deconstructing intricate complexities but by exploiting unrecognized simplicities.”
— Andy Benoit
A stress-free life is an illusion. As meditation teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn says, “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.”
When you choose the benefits of an action, you also choose the drawbacks.
If you want to be an author, you can't only choose the finished novel and book signings. You are also choosing months of lonely typing. If you want to be a bodybuilder, you can't only choose the fit body and attention. You are also choosing the boring meals and calorie countin... See more
If you want to be an author, you can't only choose the finished novel and book signings. You are also choosing months of lonely typing. If you want to be a bodybuilder, you can't only choose the fit body and attention. You are also choosing the boring meals and calorie countin... See more
First, why is developing thick skin important?
Because “no” is normal.
Because “no” is normal.
There was a day when I looked up and realised that I had become someone who professionally replied to email, and who wrote as a hobby."
— Neil Gaiman
— Neil Gaiman
It's remarkable how often the real problem is not what happened, but how it was communicated."