At the age of four, you were an artist. And at seven, you were a poet.
You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art.
Art isn't only a painting; it's anything that changes someone for the better, any nonanonymous interaction that leads to a human (not simply a commercial) conclusion.
The job is what you do when you are told what to do. The job is showing up at the factory, following instructions, meeting spec, and being managed. Someone can always do your job a little better or faster or cheaper than you can. The job might be dif...
Art changes posture and posture changes innocent bystanders.
Artists are people with a genius for finding a new answer, a new connection, or a new way of getting things done. That would be you.
If you are deliberately trying to create a future that feels safe, you will willfully ignore the future that is likely.
The only way to get what you're worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about.
...treasure what it means to do a day's work. It's our one and only chance to do something productive today, and it's certainly not available to someone merely because he is the high bidder. A day's work is your chance to do art, to create a gift, to...
How we respond to the opportunities and challenges of the outside world now determines how much the outside world values us.
A genius looks at something that others are stuck on and gets the world unstuck. So the question is: Have you ever done that?
Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow.
The secret to being wrong isn't to avoid being wrong! The secret is being willing to be wrong. The secret is realizing that wrong isn't fatal.
