“Everyone who ever did anything had to start. Most people don’t begin with a grand vision. They start with an idea and an action. Through the process of doing they build something greater.”
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“Luck can’t be controlled, but it can be nurtured.”
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“People who risked $150 of their own money to win a $650 bonus prize were dramatically more likely to quit smoking than those who used traditional smoking cessation methods. Surprisingly, this group also beat out those who were offered an $800 reward with no deposit for staying smoke-free.”
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“You can learn a lot about the future by better understanding the past. By understanding the things that haven’t changed or will never change. By recognizing behaviors, attitudes or ideas that withstand the test of time.”
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“A decade ago, we shifted our attention at work every three minutes. Now we do it every 45 seconds and we do it all day long. The average person checks email 74 times a day and switches tasks on their computer 566 times a day.”
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“The basic craft of drawing is about two things: you learn to control your hand and to see.”
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“Luck is a dividend of sweat.” — Ray Kroc
A Manifesto For Creative People
1. Try. Don’t be afraid to go after your dreams.
2. Try again.
3. Stick with it. Don’t quit.
5. Be original. Be unique.
6. Learn from the masters.
7. Get to know your peers. There’s power in community.
8. Break rules.
9. Embrace, empower, and appreciate every one of your supporters.
10. Always be creating.
11. Make it fun. But don’t forget it’s work.
12. Be patient.
13. Don’t be afraid to fail.
14. Don’t be afraid to succeed.
15. Don’t steal other people’s ideas.
16. Don’t be paranoid about other people stealing your ideas.
17. Your short term goal is to get better.
18. Your long term goal is to get better.
19. Recognize it’s not enough to just be good.
20. Create ways for people who share your view of the world to participate in your work.
21. Don’t worry about the people that don’t get you. They don’t matter.
22. Define your own success.
23. Have something to say.
24. Don’t get jealous of others’ success. What they do has nothing to do with what you do.
25. Create your own opportunities.
26. Control your own career.
27. Listen to the conventional wisdom. But don’t always follow it.
28. Create things that create value for others.
29. Be talented. Be lucky. Be persistent. And not necessarily in that order.
30. No matter how big your industry is, it’s small. Don’t burn bridges.
31. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you’re better than you are by only doing what you already know you can do.
32. Adapt.
33. Do something entrepreneurial at some point — it will help you get better.
34. Understand your strengths and seek opportunities to exploit them.
35. Brace yourself for the inevitable frustrations and disappointments.
36. Don’t become a jerk when you succeed.
37. Work.
38. Recognize you compete with everybody in the world. But remember you have an advantage because none of them are you.
39. Be honest. Be open. Be real.
40. Have fun!
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“How is it possible for you to be so easily tricked by something so simple as a story? It all comes down to one core thing: emotional investment. The more emotionally invested you are in anything in your life, the less critical and the less objectively observant you become.”