Ramon Haindl

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“Forever is composed of nows.”

Guess what: None of us do. Ask anybody doing truly creative work, and they’ll tell you the truth: They don’t know where the good stuff comes from. They just show up to do their thing. Every day.

Austin Kleon • Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Austin Kleon)

Work with what you have

Just imagine the sense of companionship we can develop within each other, if everybody would tell the real stories of a mundane and normal life

Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling

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Cover of Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling

The storytellers are the protagonists, so they can bring their own vulnerability, authenticity and grit to the tales

It‘s the real stories that matter, the mundane, the everyday struggle, the anger and insecurities, the small wins and setbacks, your vulnerable self and not some polished version of a life that is polished to fulfil the dreams of others you‘ll never know in vanity and greed

5. Giving Ideas Away to Make Room for New Ones

One idea that resonated with attendees was something I learned from Marvin Minsky— that the purpose of having an idea is to give it away. Many of us hold onto ideas tightly, but there’s freedom in sharing and knowing that, as hybrids, we can always find another spark. Each idea we put out there has the... See more

John Maeda • Embracing the Hybrid Path: Reflections on Creativity, Career, and Resilience