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61 " Any idea withheld is an idea taken away. It’s selfish to hold back when there’s a chance you have something to offer. "
― Seth Godin , The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
62 " Any excuse will do "
63 " Most criticism shared in the internet age is useless, or worse, harmful. It’s useless because it often personalizes the criticism to be about the creator, not the work. And it’s useless because most critics are unskilled and ungenerous. "
64 " 161. Chop Wood and Carry Water Layman Pang, more than a thousand years ago, wrote: My daily activities are not unusual, I’m just naturally in harmony with them. Grasping nothing, discarding nothing . . . Drawing water and chopping wood. "
65 " Organizing a conspiracy is fuel for your art. "
66 " 128. Intentional Action Has a Few Simple Elements Determine who it’s for. Learn what they believe, what they fear, and what they want. Be prepared to describe the change you seek to make. At least to yourself. Care enough to commit to making that change. Ship work that resonates with the people it’s for. Once you know whom it’s for and what it’s for, watch and learn to determine whether your intervention succeeded. Repeat. "
67 " William Gibson has said, “The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed. "
68 " No, the real reason is this: Meetings are a great place to hide. Meetings are where we go to wait for someone else to take responsibility. Meetings are a safe haven, a refuge from what might happen. "
69 " Art is what we call it when we’re able to create something new that changes someone. "
70 " If we condition ourselves to work without flow, it’s more likely to arrive. "
71 " We have to trust ourselves and then we have to trust the people we serve. "