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Possibilities
We have more tools available than ever before to accomplish whatever it is we want to accomplish.  And technology changes so fast that you can expect to have access to tools you might not have even dreamed of every few years. Just … Continue reading
Sell Before You Build
Derek Sivers describes a marketing genius’ approach to writing: Marketing guru Jay Abraham, in the pre-internet days, would run classified ads in newspapers and magazines. If he wanted to write a book about something, he’d run a classified ad, taking … Continue reading
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Tagged Marketing, Writing
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There Is No Speed Limit
Most of the world is designed for the lowest common denominator. Â Schools are designed to impart a set amount of knowledge to a diverse group of kids each year. Â It doesn’t much matter how smart you are, how interested you … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Derek Sivers, Goal, Life, Speed
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Spin
[Tom Sawyer] had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it – namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. – … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Marketing, Negotiation, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Marketing, Psychology, Spin
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Story Basics, According to Pixar
Pixar story artist Emma Coats tweeted a series of “story basics” she had picked up during her tenure at Pixar. These were generously compiled by The Pixar Touch: #1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Marketing, Persuasion, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Creativity, Pixar, Writing
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Filling In The White Spaces
Advice from Peter Thiel’s final CS 183 lecture: There is something importantly singular about each new thing. There is a mini singularity whenever you start a company or make a key life decision. In a very real sense, the life … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Leading, Quotes
Tagged Choice, Life, Peter Thiel, Starting, Startup
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Get Used To Hearing No
Before you ever get into a field or a career, you’re probably going to hear someone say “no”. No, that’s too hard. No, you don’t have the credentials. No, you don’t qualify. No, it’s never going to work out. No, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Creativity, No, Reach, Rejection
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Neil Gaiman on Life
Great speech:
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes
Tagged Life
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Forgeries on the Brain
When it comes to high art, almost nobody can tell the difference between an original and a good copy. Even so, we overwhelmingly prefer the original. Oxford scientists hooked up 14 volunteers to a functional MRI, and then showed them … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Art, Food For Thought, Marketing, Persuasion, Psychology, Rationality
Tagged Art, Perception, Psychology, Taste
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Dieter Rams on Design: Understand People
Dieter Rams has been successful because he deeply understands people, both physically, psychologically, and how they operate in the world. Â He’s not some sort of mind reader: You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people; design is … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Aesthetics, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Design, Dieter Rams, Planning
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Creativity Is Not A Talent; It’s A Way Of Operating
John Cleese manages to explain about 90 different topics I’ve written about in a 13 minute span. Â Below is a really, really excellent speech on fostering creativity, becoming more effective, managing time, and much more. Â The short version is excellent, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Creativity, Inspiration, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement, Time Tracking, Tips
Tagged Creativity, John Cleese, Lifestyle
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Dieter Ram’s Ten Principals of Good Design
Good design is innovative The possibilities for innovation are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for innovative design. But innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end … Continue reading
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Tagged Aesthetics, Design, Dieter Rams
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Share
For several hundred years now, most businesses have fought to keep things secret. Â Ingredients, techniques, processes, suppliers, you name it. Â Anything that might be a competitive advantage would attempt to be shielded from competitors and the public. Â In fact, the … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Psychology, Rationality
Tagged Mystique, Secrecy, Share, Sharing
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Disciplined Mindwandering, or The Benefits of Daydreaming
Jonathan Schooler, the psychologist who helped pioneer the study of insight, has recently begun studying the benefits of daydreams. Â His lab has demonstrated that people who consistently engage in more daydreaming score significantly higher on measures of creativity. Â To evaluate … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Daydream, Ideas, Jonah Lehrer, Mind Wandering
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Overvaluing What We Have
One of the worst tricks we manage to play on ourselves is overvaluing what we already have and undervaluing what we don’t. Â This is especially sad since most of us don’t have all that much anyway, and taking the chance … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Choice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Change, Doing, Happiness, Irrational Behavior, Value
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