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Real learning requires both being OK with our own initial ineptness and faith in our ability to get through it.
- Erika Andersen
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Talent must not be wasted…those who have talent must hug it, embrace it, nurture it, and share it lest it be taken away from you as fast as it was loaned to you.
- Frank Sinatra (Hat tip to Austin Kleon)
Posted on May 12, 2013 via AUSTIN KLEON with 220 notes
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Sharing a lesson or story by writing in a self-deprecating voice is like trying to solve a problem by assuming a passive-aggressive attitude.
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When you tell yourself that you’ll never amount to anything you are wrong. Use that, if you can, to do better. Work at those problems. Prove yourself wrong.
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The future is extremely hard to see through the lens of the present, and it’s very easy to unconsciously dismiss the first versions of it as frivolous or useless. Or as stupid ideas.
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Do not build your audience in preparation of one day discovering something meaningful to say. Rather, build your insight and perspective in preparation for a future audience.
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Side projects aren’t all roses and puppy dogs, but they certainly leave us better off when it’s all said and done. Learn from your exploration, and turn it into an asset.
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We are kept from our goal, not by obstacles but by a clear path to a lesser goal.
- Robert Brault
(via nothinglost)
Posted on May 2, 2013 with 4 notes
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