Jason Shen

🚀 1. You don't need permission to go after wild dreams

Life is short and it's more fun when you're doing something bold. So if you have a grand vision you'd like to pursue, you already have permission to go after it.

As the child of immigrants, I felt like I had to play it safe to honor my parents' sacrifice, but now I see it in reverse: by swinging... See more

One small thing I try to do out of respect to artists is never use individual artists as part of my prompts, e.g. "painting of a couple in a warm embrace in the style of Artist Name" which is often used by people looking to achieve a specific "effect".

This may be a controversial take, but I'd rather look for ways to compensate or support people of

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There was a period in his career when Seth Rogen would feel terrible after watching a great movie. A writer, actor, and director himself, he’d burn with envy, measuring his writing, acting, and directing against the writing, acting, and directing of whatever brilliant thing he’d just watched. Then he’d go back to his own work and start twisting and

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/// 100 QUESTIONS /// to gain clarity via Alex Morris:

1. Why are we doing this? 

   1. Ask that of yourself and the team with regularity.

2. What’s the simplest  explanation? 

3. What reaction should all the creative achieve? 

4. What’s your most controversial opinion? 

5. What little frictions exist that might bleed out the work if allowed to compound?

6. Are you solving a

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