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Self Published
Ben Franklin Ezra Pound Emily Dickinson Marcel Proust Dave Eggers Thomas Paine Jane Austen Edgar Rice Burroughs Walt Whitman Nathaniel Hawthorne Stephen Crane Nikki Giovanni Virginia Woolf The question isn’t whether or not you should wait to be picked, the question … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Seth Godin
Tagged Author, Creating, Self Published, Seth Godin
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Your Team Is More Important Than Your Idea
The modern Hollywood approach was to put together a team for one project and then disband the team when production was finished. Â We thought that was dumb. Â When it comes down to it, the only way to make a good … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Leading, Quotes, Relationships
Tagged Idea, Imagine, Jonah Lehrer, Pixar, Plan, Success, Team
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Should I Go To Business School?
Generally, business school is a poor investment. If you want to go to a top 20 school, you’re going to spend at least $100,000 and two years of your life (easily another $100,000 or $200,000 in lost earnings). Realistically, your … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Business, Choice, Money, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Advice, Business School, MBA, Opportunity Cost
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Color and Creativity
What color should you paint that room? Â It depends on what you want to do there. Â If you need to pay close attention to detail oriented work, paint it red. Â If you want to maximize the chance for creative insight, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Creativity, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Color, Creativity, Design, Focus, Imagination, Jonah Lehrer
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Constraints Breed Creativity
Why would anyone constrain themselves to writing poetry in Haiku? Why would Shakespeare force himself to write entire plays in iambic pentameter? Â This makes no sense. Â Think about how much harder it would be to write a play where each … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Imagine, Jonah Lehrer
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Don’t Work. Be Hated. Love Someone.
A commencement speech full of contrarian advice, some of it totally wrong, but definitely worth reading and thinking about: You’ve probably been told the big lie that “Learning is a lifelong processâ€and that therefore you will continue studying and taking … Continue reading
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Tagged Goal, Graduation, Life, Plans, Speech
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Plodding Wins The Race
The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. “I have never yet been beaten,” he said. Â “I challenge anyone here to race with me.” The Tortoise said quietly, “I accept your challenge.” “That’s funny,” said the … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Aesop, Fable, Success, Work Ethic
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Mystery
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious — the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. – Albert Einstein It’s no coincidence that we’re so driven by mystery: the unknown is what … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes
Tagged Albert Einstein, Creativity, Fear, Mysterious, Mystery, Unknown
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On Luck, Part 2
Yesterday we discussed why successful people actually consider themselves lucky (not because random events tend to directly benefit them, but because they find ways to exploit the random events, good or bad, that they do encounter). With this philosophy in … Continue reading
Creativity and the Importance of Disappointment
I’m just diving into Jonah Lehrer’s new book on creativity, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Â We’ve discussed creativity here extensively, and even addressed how to be creative, but I hope to share some new insights from this book soon. Â In the … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Jonah Lehrer, Psychology
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How To Write, Part 2
John Steinbeck, in a lengthy interview with the Paris Review (all of which is worth reading)Â shares some thoughts on writing: 1. Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Creativity, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Tips
Tagged Habit Building, John Steinbeck, Writing
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The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe
You may have seen Neil deGrasse Tyson’s quote about what he considers to be the most astounding fact about the universe, but it’s even more impressive when mashed up by Max Schlickenmeyer:
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Video
Tagged Humanity, Life, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Space
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How To Break A Habit
We’ve talked before about building habits. Â That’s important. Â But so is breaking habits. Â Luckily, unlike forcing yourself to repeatedly do something new and scary, breaking existing habits isn’t nearly as hard. Â One of the easiest ways is simply to substitute … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Persuasion, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement, Video
Tagged Change, Habits
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Worthy Ideals?
[E]verybody has certain ideals which determine the direction of his endeavors and his judgments. In this sense I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves — such an ethical basis I call more proper for a … Continue reading
You Can Decide To Be Happy
Good listen:
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Choice, Happiness, Psychology, Success
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