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- “If he who is organized by the divine for spiritual communion, refuse and bury his talent in the earth, even though he should want natural bread, shame and confusion of face will pursue him throughout life to eternity.”
from You’ll be miserable if you don’t do what you’re supposed to do - Austin Kleon by Austin Kleon
- I don’t know very much [when I start.] I write my way into my knowledge. Then, if I’m lucky, I get a break. That’s why it’s so important to get started. Because however awful starting is—and it is absolutely awful—when you get into it, when you’ve got ten pages, which may take two weeks, then you can build.
from Writing Wednesdays: Be Brave or Be Stupid
Always be starting
- “There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own way.”
from Attention Required! | Cloudflare by Shane
- Well, I am turning 47. Today.
I am either 46, 47 or 48 depending on which method or system of ascertaining age, you follow. 46 according to a method of insurance premium calculation (“Age last birthday”), 47 according to reality, and 48 according to the Korean tradition, where a baby is considered one year old at birth, and everyone ages one year on... See morefrom 47 by driftmost | rajhesh-panchanadhan
- Society which scorns excellence in plumbing because it’s a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy.
Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.
~ John W. Gardner,from Tweet by Parakala Prabhakar
- Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something — anything — down on paper. A friend of mine says that the first draft is the down draft — you just get it down. The second draft is the up draft — you fix it up. You try to say what you have to say more accurately. And the third draf... See more
from First drafts - Austin Kleon
We do not have the right to feel helpless. We must help ourselves. After destiny has delivered what it delivers, we are responsible for our lives.
from Brave Enough by cheryl strayed
- u/ryans01: Ouch. Sounds like you're having a tough time max. That sucks. I've been there, so I kinda know what you're talking about. I've been in the ever circling vortex of self doubt, frustration, and loathing. It's no bueno. I know. If you don't mind lemme tell you a couple things. You can read em if you want, read em again later if you feel lik... See more
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The Gospel of u/ryans01
- Six years ago I celebrated my 68th birthday by gifting my children 68 bits of advice I wished I had gotten when I was their age. Every birthday after that I added more bits of advice for them until I had a whole book of bits. That book was published a year ago as Excellent Advice for Living , which many people tell me they read very slowly, just on... See more
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