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“Expectation. That is the true soul of art. If you can give a man more than he expects, then he will laud you his entire life. If you can create an air of anticipation and feed it properly, you will succeed.
Brandon Sanderson • Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, Book 2)
The Gift of Precision knows how to move with equanimity through periods of order and disorder. This is our Gift, to navigate these big changes with absolute precision, mentally, emotionally and physically.
Richard Rudd • The 64 Ways: Personal Contemplations on the Gene Keys
The art of mission, we can conclude, asks us to suppress the most grandiose of our work instincts and instead adopt the patience
Cal Newport • So Good They Can't Ignore You
TOTAL MASTERY
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Quantity: You take lots of shots.
Quality: You take thoughtful shots.
Consistency: You keep shooting for a long time.
Feedback: You take better shots over time.
Luck: You get a few favorable bounces.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On inspiration, how to lose, and building a successful business
Good habits create good art. The way we do anything is the way we do everything. Treat each choice you make, each action you take, each word you speak with skillful care. The goal is to live your life in the service of art.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
You leave it gracefully, knowing that you’ve made a good start on a difficult task and the next step is ready for you.
Pamela Kristan • Awakening in Time
I’m often in the artistic flow of creation, but I rarely consider leverage (how some moments are 10 or 100x). Imagine if could fuse the two? Could I have a clearer eye towards opportunity, but still be an artist in those situations instead of maximizing for some shallow end? It’s easy to do wrong when you see doors of power. I like to think in “kai
... See moreThe very point of it all lay in a fundamental challenge issued to each of us: Make your life itself a creative work of art.