Good Work : Reclaiming Your Inner Ambition
I wish when I was at my previous startups I had focused more on building and less on winning. Sure, I may not have done exactly what I had thought I wanted, but finding ways to love the process would’ve allowed for better outcomes anyway. What we want is such an abstract idea, built on a foundation of shifting sand, that it is pointless to try to p... See more
Evan Armstrong • The Futility of Utility
Some of these deficiencies can be addressed through strategy or hard work. Chances are, however, that there’s a hole inside of you that will never be filled. Until you change your mindset, you will never be satisfied with your creative work—or your life.
Chase Jarvis • Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
A key component of writing big-picture is that it reconnects you with your “why.” It’s very easy to lose sight of your why during your daily routine and busyness. Additionally, there is a huge difference between “means” goals and “ends” goals. And your ends goals are the things that truly matter to you. They are the things you want in and of themse
... See moreBenjamin Hardy • Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success
Buried beneath the surface ambitions of millions of office and knowledge workers around the world are dreams of working on things that are more challenging. This is the inspiration deficit. Almost any path that can be mapped and planned in today’s world has likely been sucked dry of the challenge that people desire.