Jack Zerby

Co-Founder and Designer of Flavors.me and Goodsie

February 7, 2012 at 11:56pm
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The creative battle

“The willing endurance of pain is a key factor not only in human dignity, but also in human creativity. It would seem to follow that individuals who spend their lives in the persistent avoidance of pain are not likely to amount to much… The process of achieving their professional level is usually full of pain. Such mastery demands endless practice of technical operations, endless assaults on seemingly ineluctable concepts, humiliation by teachers, anxious and exhausting competition with peers. To gain such mastery, one must face the sting of pertinent criticism, the shock of a thousand minor failures, and the nagging fear of one’s own un-improvable inadequacy. A tiny minority gets through to the top, to memorable excellence or profound understanding. The rest of us stop along the way, perhaps for a temporary rest, perhaps for a period of reassessment. But once we stop, we are unlikely to start up again. Security is suddenly far sweeter than enterprise” - Prof Robert Grudin

This is what drives me every single day.

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    Have I stopped? If so, can I
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    #FEATURED “If you have a backup plan, you’ll use it.” - Rian Johnson
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    ONCE WE STOP, WE ARE UNLIKELY TO START UP AGAIN. ONCE WE STOP, WE ARE UNLIKELY TO START UP AGAIN. ONCE WE STOP, WE ARE...
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