“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.”
“The basic craft of drawing is about two things: you learn to control your hand and to see.”
“Luck is a dividend of sweat.” — Ray Kroc
I have a friend who’s a comedian and he asked me for advice about how best to use Twitter.
Here’s the email I sent him…
“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.”
“We can all do this. We get to choose what to be best at. But we have to be careful, because optimizing for one thing almost automatically means you can’t be good at other things.”
“Your brain values long-term benefits when they are in the future, but it values immediate gratification when it comes to the present moment.”
“I think what makes someone an artist is they make models of their inner life. They make something physically come into being that is inspired by their emotions, or their needs, or what they feel the audience needs.”
“How does this position relate to what you really want to be doing?”
“Silence the internal editor. In other words, don’t listen to any of your critical voices while you try to hit your goal; just keep writing.”