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Category Archives: Creativity
Want To Live Longer? Move
Steven Johnson, successful, middle-aged author and thinker, is moving from New York to San Francisco. His main reason for moving is to slow down time: Another old friend — my oldest, in fact — wrote an email to me after … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement, Travel
Tagged Biology, Brain, Neuroscience, Slo-mo, Slow Motion, Time, Travel
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Giving It Away
I’ve written before about working for free. It’s still the best way to get into positions or industries you would never have had a chance to get into if you insisted on being paid for your time. It’s still a … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Future, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged connecting, Free Work, internships, Learning, networking, TED, Working for free
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Time Tracking, version 3
I was turned onto time tracking a few months ago by Sebastian Marshall. Overall, I’ve found it tremendously helpful. It’s a fantastic system to not only keep you on track, but it really does increase (my) productivity. But, the my … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Inspiration, Productivity, Self-Improvement
Tagged Productivity, Self-Direction, Template, Time Tracking
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Games > Music
In Delivering Happiness, Zappo’s CEO Tony Hsieh recounts how he, and every other Asian kid he knew, was forced to practice multiple instruments, often for hours each day. No TV, no playtime, no games, until homework was finished and music … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Self-Improvement
Tagged Bobby Fisher, Brain, Chess, Development, Garry Kasparov, Kids, Mind
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Why Creativity is Scary
What is creativity? Is it spawning new ideas from whole cloth? Is it wild discovery and clear innovation? Where does creativity come from? Is it that Eureka moment, that flash of inspiration that comes out of the ether? Is it, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Fear, Mark Cuban, Steve Jobs
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Books Are Souvenirs
People used to read books for two reasons: to gain some knowledge or to be entertained. For a few hundred years, bound books were about the only good way to store a large amount of information. People still had voices, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Future, Inspiration, Rationality
Tagged Books, Future, Piracy, Publishing, Viral
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Transparency
Polished Sausage “Transparency” has been one of the hottest buzzwords in business for a few years now. Pundits and actual businessmen alike tout the advantages of full disclosure, and maybe more importantly, the ramifications of not being forthright. But, as … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Self-Improvement, Style
Tagged Mystique, Presentation, Show, Style, Trigger
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The Cult of Status Quo
Bill Simmons, who’s nicknamed The Sports Guy and writes a comical column for ESPN, shares a very insightful response to a reader’s email about why soccer will never become popular in the U.S.: “Sometimes when people become die-hard fans of … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Aesthetics, Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Photography, Self-Improvement
Tagged Bill Simmons, Fads, HDR Photography, Sports, The Sports Guy, Trends
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Art Is Just A Story
People make a big fucking deal about art. They talk about provenance and historical relevance and cultural significance. Those things can certainly make a piece of art more interesting, but why does that make someone want to own something? There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Art, Creativity, Inspiration, Style
Tagged Deborah Butterfield, Horses, Sculpture, Storytelling
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Deadlines Force Creativity
Inspiration and work ethic, they ride right next to each other. When I was an upholsterer, sometimes you’re not inspired to reupholster and old chair. Sometimes it’s just work and you just do it because you’re supposed to. And maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Self-Improvement, Style, Tips
Tagged Creativity, Deadline, Jack White, Pain, Restriction, White Stripes, Work
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Poke The Box
Not only do I think Seth Godin’s new manifesto, Poke The Box, is worth reading, I think there’s some ideas in it that are so important I’m putting them down here so I don’t forget them. The book is only … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Doing, Failure, Fear, Focus, Poke The Box, Seth Godin, Starting
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Change Is Good
I know a lot of people who not only fear change, but hate it. I had never really understood why. To me, change is always good. I’ve never gone through a change and said “I wish that never happened.” Even … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Change, Risk, Seth Godin
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Anxiety
Anxiety is experiencing failure in advance. – Seth Godin
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Anxiety, Seth Godin
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Failure Is Good
Most people are afraid of failure. I know I certainly am at times. The problem is, failure is often the best way to learn. When you succeed at something difficult or amorphous, you usually don’t know why: a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Persuasion, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Failure, Mark Cuban, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson
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