Melissa
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Melissa
“I know that talent doesn’t feel like you’re amazing. It feels like the difficulties that trouble others are mysteriously absent in your case. Don’t ask yourself where your true gifts lie. Ask what other people seem weirdly bad at.” Sasha Chapin
Graphic designer and painter Paula Scher on how to make something great:
"Less is more and more is more. It's the middle that's not a good place."
"Less is more and more is more. It's the middle that's not a good place."
“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I... See more
I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I... See more
Values: Loyalty and
“If you want a new world, start making it right now, in whatever you are doing.” This is the best advice I ever had, it came from Brian Eno. If you imagine the world you would like to be in and start making objects, systems and collaborations that belong to that world, that world comes into being.
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It’s very easy to think that something’s wrong with you, when in fact, you’re just not in the right environment. To overcome self doubt, define three or four of your core values. Mine are expression, enthusiasm, connection, and curiosity. Everything you do—every task you complete and every relationship you build—should be rooted in that core. The... See more
Nasdaq • From Pop Culture Expert to Web3 Consultant, Nicole Tremaglio Reflects on Her Entrepreneurial Pursuit of 'More'
Maybe one day I’ll figure out what I was to you because I never had the answer even when I asked you. I hope you didn’t think that telling me everything I’m not and everything I couldn’t be was enough.
This is exactly what abundant systems try to do. It takes the individual efforts as part of the collective, not in isolation.
Leo Guinan • Text
Because creativity by definition involves not only novelty but value, and because values are highly variable, it follows that many arguments about creativity are rooted in disagreements about value.