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“I don’t think we talk enough about the in betweens. The part when you know you want to change something but don’t yet know how, don’t yet feel strong enough, don’t yet know what your first step is. So to the people in the in betweens, don’t be disheartened, don’t give up. You’ve done the hard part. Now just take it one small step at a time.
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–Scott Belsky Talk at South Park Commons
Often designs from frustration
Right now, greater skill is being brought by compute and developing a democratization of many things (code, design, etc.). Because of this, taste will probably be the most important skill
Taste is derived from culture and overlap of industries
Because of that
- I'm fed up. At this point in my career, I'm tired of writing the most milquetoast, pushover, inoffensive, coddling copy that (seemingly) every brand wants to use in marketing and advertising communications. "We help build solutions." "Our people are our secret sauce.""Customer service sets us apart.""We're eco-friendly.Every brand says this. These ... See more
from Candace H. on LinkedIn: I'm fed up. At this point in my career, I'm tired of writing the most… | 274 comments by Candace H.
- But busyness has a way of stealing creativity from you. Generative work, like art and writing, requires long periods of nothingness: it’s only in that wide empty space that ideas emerge. Long runs, hot showers, commutes that don’t involve harried Slack messages and listening to podcasts at 2x speed. Sitting at the edge of a dock, listening to the o... See more
from the scenic route by Jasmine Sun
cities need more cozy enchanting late night cafes to work & read from til 1am
- More and more it seems to me that about the best thing in life is to have a piece of work worth doing and then to do it well.
from Leadership Quotes by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- “A lot of writing consists of waiting around for the aquarium to settle so you can see the fish. Walking around muttering seems to hasten the process. Taking public transportation nowhere helps. Looking out the bus window lets the back of your mind move forward. Don’t listen to anything but natural sound. Don’t look at anything you have to turn on.... See more
from The North Shore by Austin Kleon
