February 2012
5 posts
“”To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.”
– Lao Tzu
“Note to self: Draw with your eyes, not your hand”
– Note to self: Draw…
“Question everything thought to be obvious.”
–
Dieter Rams
(via notastarvinartist)
“The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent...”
– MLK - Memorable Quotes
“Nuance is the sign of an intelligent observer.”
– Seth’s Blog: The waffle paradox
Nuance shows restaint and maturity and an understanding of the underlying mechanics of whatever problem we’re wrestling with. After all, if the solution was simple, we would have solved it already.
January 2012
11 posts
“Built into their being is a single skill which they find endlessly...”
– Digital Asceticism | J. D. Bentley
“Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It...”
– Buddhist Quotes
“Both confidence and fear are needed and must be lived with, not eliminated....”
– On insecurity and writing « Scott Berkun
“The other outcome, which feels like a downer but is almost as good, is to...”
– Seth’s Blog: Declaring victory
“Records are set by the people who said fuck your limits and found their own.”
– Seven degrees of slip - (37signals)
“Borrow money to buy things that go up in value, but never to get something that...”
– Seth’s Blog: Assorted tips, hope they help
“If we put a number on it, people will try to make the number go up.”
– Seth’s Blog: The trap of social media noise
“There is little correlation between talent and ego; they are independent...”
– http://www.michaelddavis.com/blog/2011/12/9/how-do-you-know-if-youre-any-good-as-a-photographer.html
December 2011
22 posts
“The Trouble With Not Having a Goal is that you can spend your life running up...”
– Bill Copeland
“Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy.”
– 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
“You cannot change what you refuse to confront. Making progress involves risk....”
– 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
“In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s...”
– 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
“Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will...”
– 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
“Stop being scared to make a mistake. – Doing something and getting it wrong is...”
– 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and...”
– Maria Robinson
“We believe life is a constant series of small decisions that most of us leave up...”
– Quote of the day « Scott Berkun
“[W]hen you are doing something in a recurring way to diminish risk or doing it...”
– Great Software Requires Continuous Transgression : Cheerful
“If you don’t take their money, they can’t tell you what to do”
– Bill Cunningham
“If you keep refining your question, you’ll eventually get your answer without...”
– (via ninethoughts)
Frank Chimero: I am Neil deGrasse Tyson. Ask me... →
Can we inspire more kids to pursue space-related science and research? If so, how?
Kids are never the problem. They are born scientists. The problem is always the adults. The beat the curiosity out of the kids. They out-number kids. They vote. They wield resources. That’s why my public focus is primarily adults.
“Failure counts as done. So do mistakes.
Destruction is a variant of done”
– The Done Manifesto Lays Out 13 Ground Rules for Getting to Done
“Only you know how to hit yourself where it hurts most.”
– Seek Your Own Pain — Scrivle
November 2011
38 posts
“Homophily (i.e., “love of the same”) is the tendency of individuals...”
– Homophily - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“As soon as you stick a label on something, it’s political.”
– Why IA is Hard: A Practical Application
“Calm in quietude is not real calm. When you can be calm in the midst of...”
– Calm in quietude is not real calm | Zen quotes
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us...”
– Randy Pausch (via notastarvinartist)
“begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open, with the...”
– After a while you learn… | Goodmorning & Goodnight
“When the Student is ready, the Teacher will appear.”
– Ancient Saying (via jatecson)
“There is no tomorrow. There is no “I’ll be successful when I reach here, or...”
– martin prihoda to really find happiness and joy in any circumstance, to set goals but be less focused on the endless pursuit of self-defined success and more focused on the journey and the moments it brings. (via carmen-chan)
“You can’t win the lottery, if you don’t buy the ticket.”
– Benny Luo (via notastarvinartist)
“Success is not about doing things well or even very well, or being acknowledged...”
– Carlos Slim Helú (2011’s richest man in the world) An excerpt from this letter. (via carmen-chan)