Tag: inspiration

Here’s what works for me:  think of every activity like a game or a puzzle, enjoy applying myself at them, and then apply myself every single day.  So not only do I experience short-term fun from progressing through games, but I also experience long-term fulfillment from eventually finishing some of them.   I haven’t found any…

The ability (and willingness) to see nuance is essential.  It allows us to dive into a subject and glean useful information from it while avoiding its pitfalls.  Time and practical considerations will force us to generalize, but being able to see past gross, emotionally charged assessments allows for someone to pull ahead of the herd. …

The greatest lever we have is strategically employed creativity.  Creativity allows for leaps of methodology that reduce effort and overcome obstacles.  But in order to be effective, creativity must be buttressed with the basics:  meticulousness, discipline, and willingness to account for data and evidence, no matter how contrary or strange it may appear.

Money is nothing more than a symbol; its true power does not originate from its inherent worth (a paper bill), its true power comes from the TRUST we place in it, a trust that allows it to be exchanged for goods or services.   Trust is the most valuable currency, and it can be replicated…

I believe after a certain amount of responsibility has been avoided, after a certain amount of truth has been deflected, the choice becomes:  hide deeper and deeper in the cramped confines of comfort, or venture into suffering, and possibly break through into a state of unrestrained fulfillment.  The first option is sure and easy.  The…

For a writer, the willingness to write a bad first draft is one of the most devastating weapons against procrastination.

The willingness to be a fool—without ego, and as part of a greater strategy—allows for the possibility of greatness.

From what I understand, the true hero’s journey is not to bang one’s chest and bleat platitudes; the true hero’s journey is to venture into personal darkness, and face that lurking dragon deep in your soul, the one made of convenient lies and unacknowledged truths.  If one can stare that dragon deep in the eye…

Editing is a chance to become a scholar of your own work, and refine its messages and themes to a razor-sharp edge, but the entire process—drafting, editing, publishing, interacting—that’s a fully realized dynamic, one that allows you to see the entire breadth and maneuverability of your artistic expression.   Which allows you to become a scholar…