“The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don’t exist.”
- Seth Godin
Art of Decision Making
Statue of a Critic
“I’ve been all over the world and I’ve never seen a statue of a critic.”
― Leonard Bernstein
On Startups
“People say doing a startup is like a marathon. It’s actually a roadtrip at night with no headlights. You think you’re going to Toledo but you’re actually going to Miami and you might not have enough gas so you might need to buy gas from someone who might take you out if you aren’t driving well.”
– Ben Silbermann
Responsibility
“People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!”
- Seth Godin
Seth Godin spoke at last Friday’s CreativeMornings/NYC. I will share the video of the talk as soon as it is ready.
The Question…
“The question is not Will you succeed? but rather, Will you matter?”
- Seth Godin
Seth Godin spoke at today’s CreativeMornings/NYC. I will share the video of the talk as soon as it is ready.
Humor and Creativity
“A growing body of research shows that when you share a laugh with someone, you’re mirroring not only one another’s body language, but also the hormonal and neuronal activity, prompting a mutual investment in each other’s well-being. That’s a bond of kindness–and you’ll need acts of kindness to make it in any career.”
Why humor makes you more creative, by Drake Baer.
Comparison
“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
No Soul
“The problem with copycats is that honestly, they have no soul. It sounds silly to say that, but when you don’t have soul and you don’t have a reason for why you’re doing the things you’re doing, you’re always one step behind, and you never really connect with the consumer.”
— Everlane CEO Michael Preysman
Watch full interview here.
(Thanks Rusty)
Glorious Triumphs
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”
- Teddy Roosevelt
Arena
“If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I am not interested in your feedback.”
- Brené Brown
A quote by Brené Brown, today’s keynote at the 99% Conference here in NYC. Watch her popular TED talk.
McDonald’s Theory
“I call it the McDonald’s Theory: people are inspired to come up with good ideas to ward off bad ones.”
-Jon Bell
An interesting post by Jon Bell in What I learned Building on Medium.
(Thanks Rusty)
Silent Ambassador
“Design is the silent ambassador of your brand!”
- Paul Rand
(via Bekka)
The Secret of Success in Creative Work
Ira Glass on the Secret of Success in Creative Work.
Tools
“Make your own Tools!”
- Bruce Mau
From The Designer Says, by Sara Bader
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I spent the last 30 minutes flipping through The Designer Says, a compendium of quotations from more than one hundred of history’s leading designers. What a great gift! Well done, Princeton Architecture Press!
Happiness
“The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.”
-William Morris
Accomplish Something
“Hell, there are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something.”
- Thomas A. Edison
You don’t have to pander
“Go ahead and make something for the elites. Not the elites of class or wealth, but the elites of curiosity, passion and taste.”
- Seth Godin
You don’t have to pander, by Seth Godin
History
«Reporters no longer control the first draft of history.»
When Everyone is an Eye-Witness, What is a Journalist?, by Mark Little
(via David Bauer)
The Death of Upcoming.org
“In hindsight, selling Upcoming to Yahoo was a horrible mistake. Selling your company always means sacrificing control and risking its fate, and as we now know, online communities almost always fail after acquisition. (YouTube is the rare exception, albeit one with billion-dollar momentum.) But Yahoo was a particularly horrible steward for the community.”
- Andy Baio
Read Andy’s full post, The Death of Upcoming.org
Explosion of Creativity
“The internet has resulted in the biggest explosion of creativity in history.”
— Andy Baio
Watch Andy’s CreativeMornings talk.
Loyalty
“Too often a sense of loyalty depends on admiration, and if we can’t admire, it is difficult to be loyal.”
- Aimee Buchanan
Hope
“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”
- Dalai Lama
