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"Creativity is not embodied by your enthusiasm and it is measured and defined not by what you imagine..."

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:19:58 -0700

“Creativity is not embodied by your enthusiasm and it is measured and defined not by what you imagine or express, but by what you ship.”

- » Creative Andy Logic

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Sun, 20 May 2012 05:18:37 -0700

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Sun, 20 May 2012 05:18:07 -0700

"However vast the darkness we must supply our own light"

Sun, 20 May 2012 05:05:18 -0700

“However vast the darkness we must supply our own light”

- Stanley Kubrick

"A healthy debate challenges your assumptions without implying they’re false"

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:01:48 -0700

“A healthy debate challenges your assumptions without implying they’re false”

- Distinguishing constructive criticism from bad business advice by @ASmartBear

"the speed at which theories can be tested is directly proportional to learning"

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:41:05 -0700

“the speed at which theories can be tested is directly proportional to learning”

- Which is better: Many customers at low price-point or few at high price? by @ASmartBear

"Obsessively specialize. No niche is too small if it’s yours. …. Connect the..."

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:37:01 -0700

“Obsessively specialize. No niche is too small if it’s yours.
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Connect the disconnected.
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Hang out with people who aren’t looking for shortcuts. Learn from them.
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Make money in the small and then relentlessly scale.
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If it’s not on your agenda, why are you wasting time on it?
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This is not a zero sum game. The more you add to your community, the bigger your piece gets.”

- Seth’s Blog: How to make money online

"attitude polarization (when a disagreement becomes more extreme even though the different parties..."

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:13:59 -0700

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attitude polarization (when a disagreement becomes more extreme even though the different parties are exposed to the same evidence),

belief perseverance (when beliefs persist after the evidence for them is shown to be false),

the irrational primacy effect (a greater reliance on information encountered early in a series)

and illusory correlation (when people falsely perceive an association between two events or situations).

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- Confirmation bias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"As you educate yourself about your own talent and ambitions, you graduate from doing a task right to..."

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:24:56 -0700

“As you educate yourself about your own talent and ambitions, you graduate from doing a task right to doing the right task.”

- It takes some experience to realize that a lot of work is better left undone. It might be busywork that is performed out of habit, or it might be work that is heading in the wrong direction. Working smart means making sure you are spending your time on jobs that are effective and that actually need to be done.

What You Don’t Have To Do - End Malaria Day

"But art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact—sooner or later, that..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:26:36 -0700

“But art, the new, the ability to connect the dots and to make an impact—sooner or later, that can only come from one who creates, not from a teacher and not from a book.”

- Seth’s Blog: All artists are self-taught

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of..."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:11:42 -0700

“Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”

- William Hutchinson Murray, The Scottish Himalayan Expedition (1951)

"You only live once but if you do it right once is enough."

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:46:04 -0700

“You only live once but if you do it right once is enough.”

- Mae West (via notastarvinartist)

"The greatness of an idea is irrelevant if you don’t put in the hours needed to see it to fruition."

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:53:00 -0700

“The greatness of an idea is irrelevant if you don’t put in the hours needed to see it to fruition.”

- Ideas vs. Time: how long does an idea take to develop? « Scott Berkun

"Surround yourself with positive people who give you the confidence and optimism you need to keep..."

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:36:38 -0700

“Surround yourself with positive people who give you the confidence and optimism you need to keep moving forward. Weed out the people that put out negative vibes. The smaller your organization, the larger choice you have about who you work with.”

- Top 10 Reasons to Run Your Own Business | Inc.com

"Making great software demands creativity and hard work, but its purpose is to allow others to do..."

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:27:47 -0700

“Making great software demands creativity and hard work, but its purpose is to allow others to do work, not to be appreciated as a thing on its own.”

- Software is not epic « Scott Berkun

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Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:32:20 -0700

notastarvinartist: Done is better than perfect

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:55:06 -0700

notastarvinartist:

Done is better than perfect

"The biggest ideas seem to threaten your identity: you wonder if you’d have enough ambition to carry..."

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:40:49 -0700

“The biggest ideas seem to threaten your identity: you wonder if you’d have enough ambition to carry them through.”

- Paul Graham

"Our values have always revolved around designing the best software in the world to solve problems we..."

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:13:35 -0800

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Our values have always revolved around designing the best software in the world to solve problems we intimately understand….

We didn’t want to shoehorn anything into the new Basecamp that we didn’t understand well enough to feel confident in our design. We could have done something that might have simply satisfied people who were used to time tracking in Classic, but we’re not here to just do the bare minimum. We’re not here to simply satisfy. We’re here to make the best products in the world for our customers. We’re here to delight beyond expectations. We’re here to give people a combination of things they can’t get anywhere else.

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- Lessons from launch: help us learn how you track time - (37signals)

"My role with this company was so tedious that I rarely gave times like this much thought. I wanted..."

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:37:35 -0800

“My role with this company was so tedious that I rarely gave times like this much thought. I wanted to move on, do more exciting things, and take on a position that challenged me more. This left me treating my time there like a layover, instead of seeing it as a significant part of my life.”

- Deliberatism