The Creative Way
If we flip these round, we can see that: When you do something that feels like play, you want to keep doing it; the more you play, the better you become. When you give something your undivided attention, you put your heart and soul into it and bring your full abilities to bear on it. When you are focused on the task itself, you take time to get to
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You may sometimes wonder: Why am I doing this? What’s it all for?
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Here’s how to live: Create.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
The first thing is making exactly what you want, for you. And the second thing is making something for those you seek to connect and change. Pursuing either is fine. Pursuing both is a recipe for unhappiness, because what you’re actually doing is insisting that other people want what you want and see what you see.