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Category Archives: Art
“I Have a Problem”
Problems are generally thought of as bad things. And, for the people afflicted with those problems, they undoubtedly are. But problems are what drive the service industry. People’s problems managing or finding time create opportunities for personal assistants, shoppers, organizers, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Law, Rationality, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Career, Job, JSK, Problem
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Steve Jobs on Failure
I’ve never found anyone who didn’t want to help me if I asked them for help. Most people never pick up the phone and call; most people never ask. And that’s what separates, sometimes, the people who do things and … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Failure, Fear, Steve Jobs
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You Are Not Too Busy
Richard Branson owns and operates more than 400 companies under his Virgin Group. He sells everything from music to trips to space. He sets world records on sailboats and hot-air balloons. He appears in movies and television shows. He writes … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Goal, GTD, Plan, Productivity, Richard Branson, Work Out
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Chase Permanent Wins, Then Throw Them Away
When I spend 100 hours working to create a photograph, I produce a finished product. Â It’s tangible. Â It’s also permanent: I get to look at it forever, anybody can see it, and I can even sell copies of it. All … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Inspiration, Persuasion, Photography, Quotes
Tagged Art, Big Wins, Business, Finishing, George Carlin, Louis C.K., Ship
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Politics and the English Language
In 1946, George Orwell wrote an essay that should be read by everyone who needs to convey an idea. Â Orwell’s thesis is that clouded language leads to clouded thinking, and so we should strive to choose the words that most … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes
Tagged Christopher Hitchens, English Language, George Orwell, Word Choice, Writing
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The Thank You Economy And Your Tribe
Louis C.K. continues to publicly prove the points championed by the likes of Seth Godin and Gary Vaynerchuk: build your own audience, connect with them, interact with them, let them in on the your secrets, and success will follow. And, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Money, Quotes
Tagged Business, Gary Vaynerchuk, Louis C.K., Seth Godin, Transparency
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Why The First “Follower” Is The Most Important
A great lesson on how movements start, explained in this video in under three minutes, by Derek Sivers: It’s the first follower that turns a lone nut into a leader. Â When you find a lone nut doing something great, have … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Improvement, Video
Tagged Derek Sivers, Follower, Henry Ford, Leader, Movement
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A Plant Frequently Moved Never Grows Strong
A plant which is frequently moved never grows strong. People who spend their whole life traveling abroad end up having plenty of places where they can find hospitality but no real friendships. We place a big emphasis, and not wrongly, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged experience, Goals, Life, mastery, relationships, Seneca, Stoicism, Travel
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Hemingway’s Productivity Hack
One of the things I’ve made an effort to get good at is to do the little things as I notice them. As soon as I notice something that needs to be picked up, or put away, or moved, or … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Ernest Hemingway, Hack, Productivity, Writer's Block, Writing
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There Are No Shortcuts
If you searched for diet books right now on amazon, how many results do you think you’d get? Diet books are pretty popular, remember. Definitely more than a couple hundred, right? I would have guessed a couple thousand. I would … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Photography, Self-Improvement
Tagged Four Hour, Shortcut, Tim Ferriss
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Choose Your Friends Wisely
Who has a bigger influence on the person you turn out to be: your parents or your friends? Since at least the days of Freud, psychologists believed parents were the overwhelming factor in how their children turned out. But, it … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Relationships, Self-Improvement
Tagged Decision, Failure, Friends, Goal, Life, Losers, Mentors, Success, Winners
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The Best The World Has To Offer?
Most people are satisfied with the best the world has to offer. There’s actually quite a bit of social pressure to be satisfied by the best. I’ve eaten with people at some of the world’s best restaurants who refuse to … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Best, Cesar Ritz, Satisfied, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, World Class
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Wax-On, Wax-Off
In The Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi has Daniel-San spend his first four days of training waxing his cars, sanding his floors, and painting his house. As Daniel-San is about to quit in frustration, Mr. Miyagi reveals that what he’s really … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Basics, Fundamentals, Karate Kid, Seth Godin
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It’s Not Persistence, It’s Commitment
What would you do if you got rejected, not once or twice, or even a dozen or two dozen times? What would you do if got rejected 60 times? Kathryn Stockett decided she was going to succeed, no matter what: … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Inspiration, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Author, Commitment, Ends, Goal, Inspiration, Perseverance, Persistence, Writing
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