Minsuk Kang 강민석
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Minsuk Kang 강민석
The cowards never started and the weak died along the way. That leaves us, ladies and gentlemen. Us.
Phil Knight • Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Post Cards from America: X-rays from Hell
A personal narrative reflecting on life, death, and the AIDS crisis, exploring fear, societal indifference, the struggle for representation, and the urgency of public acknowledgment of grief and mortality.
artistsspace.orgSteven Pressfield on determination:
"I’ve seen a million writers with talent. It means nothing. You need guts, you need stick-to-it-iveness. It’s work, you gotta work, do the freakin’ work. That’s why you’re gonna make it, son. You work. No one can take that away from you."
"I’ve seen a million writers with talent. It means nothing. You need guts, you need stick-to-it-iveness. It’s work, you gotta work, do the freakin’ work. That’s why you’re gonna make it, son. You work. No one can take that away from you."
Prestige is especially dangerous to the ambitious. If you want to make ambitious people waste their time on errands, the way to do it is to bait the hook with prestige. That's the recipe for getting people to give talks, write forewords, serve on committees, be department heads, and so on. It might be a good rule simply to avoid any prestigious... See more
paulgraham.com • How to Do What You Love
Finding work you love is very difficult. Most people fail. Even if you succeed, it's rare to be free to work on what you want till your thirties or forties. But if you have the destination in sight you'll be more likely to arrive at it. If you know you can love work, you're in the home stretch, and if you know what work you love, you're practically... See more