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When you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. Your tastes only narrow & exclude people. So create.
David TatePosted on February 9, 2012
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The ease of producing, distributing, and messing around with text has resulted in an effectively infinite supply of great expression, information, and entertainment being written and read in this wonderful medium. Whatever you want to read, there’s already more of it than you could read in a lifetime, and there’s probably more being produced right now.
Marco Arment (Hat tip to Stephen Hackett)Posted on February 8, 2012
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I am terrified of producing a lousy advertisement. This causes me to throw away the first 20 attempts.
David OgilvyPosted on February 7, 2012 with 1 note
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If we allow failure to exist, then we can also disallow it. And if we disallow it, we can think the way we did as children. Where one dream not realized becomes another dream still to happen.
Danny BrownPosted on February 6, 2012
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When you can’t create you an work.
(via merlin)
Tagged: Quote Quotes Inspiration Henry Miller
Posted on February 5, 2012 via this isn't happiness. with 2,687 notes
Source: nevver
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Never assume that the mindset that got you here is the same as the mindset that guides your efforts today. It may be. But, for many, once you’re sitting atop a mountain of success, possibility long ago morphed into fear.
When you see that, own it. Then do something about it.
Jonathan FieldsTagged: Quote Quotes Inspiration Jonathan Fields
Posted on February 4, 2012 with 1 note
Source: jonathanfields.com
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We either settle for too little or foolishly shoot for too much. Mostly it comes down to fear and impatience.
The craft of your career comes in picking the right hills. Hills just challenging enough that you can barely make it over. A series of hills becomes a mountain, and a series of mountains is a career.
Seth GodinPosted on February 3, 2012 with 3 notes
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Everyone’s habits sound silly and precious to someone else, but if work becomes part of the habit, then your rituals are worthwhile.
Dr. DrangPosted on February 2, 2012
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We’re hoping to succeed; we’re okay with failure. We just don’t want to land in between.
David Chang (Hat tip to Seth Godin)Posted on February 1, 2012
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Be comfortable with not being satisfied. If you are a true creator then use that to drive yourself along.
Rob CorddyPosted on January 31, 2012