Sophie Oddo
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Sophie Oddo
The creative process is deeply tied to timing, intuition, and anticipation.
True innovation isn’t just about creating something new, but about knowing the exact right moment to unveil it.
The right idea at the right time resonates with people, while even the best idea can fall flat if it’s out of sync.
To fuel creativity, one must immerse themselves... See more
True innovation isn’t just about creating something new, but about knowing the exact right moment to unveil it.
The right idea at the right time resonates with people, while even the best idea can fall flat if it’s out of sync.
To fuel creativity, one must immerse themselves... See more
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The Essence of Creativity, Tom Ford
If all great things are done by a series of small things put together, then great lives are created by a series of small moments put together, most of which we miss out on because we’re writing the synopsis rather than the paragraphs of the chapters.
Brianna Wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
What the smartest people do on the weekend is what everyone else will do during the week in ten years
cdixon • What the Smartest People Do on the Weekend Is What Everyone Else Will Do During the Week in Ten Years
Chris Dixon, 2013
What would it mean to live more playfully? First, it would require us to reject work that is not intrinsically motivating and to build working conditions that are joyfully engaging. Second, it would require that we de-emphasise the importance of work for finding personal fulfilment and meaning in our lives. Despite work being central to who we are
... See moreAlec Stubbs • The Achievement Society Is Burning Us Out, We Need More Play
Play, which I would define as anything we do simply for the joy of doing rather than as a means to an end – whether it’s flying a kite or listening to music or kicking around a football – might seem like a non-essential activity. Often it is treated that way. But in fact play is essential in many ways. Stuart Brown, the founder of the National Inst
... See moreGreg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Play can easily be dismissed as childish, irresponsible and unbecoming of the seriousness required of us modern achievement-subjects. But the demand for playful living is really a demand to reject the conditions of the achievement society. Embracing play is a bold defiance against the relentless productivity mantra of the achievement society. But w
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