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September 2012
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Presuming that there is such a thing as ‘progress’ when it comes to music, and...
– David Byrne, How Music Works
July 2012
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Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives...
– The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Stop building your idea. Start solving a problem.
– John Marbach
Wes Anderson Maps Out The Peculiar Genius Of... →
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June 2012
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Facebook is not very good at dealing with named groups, they’re not very good at...
– On Bubbles, Facebook, and Playing for Keeps: 10 Questions With Clay Shirky | Wired Business | Wired.com
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Essentially all models are wrong,” said George Pelham-Box, one of the most...
– Branding Talk Isn’t Helping Your Company. Here’s What Should Replace It | Co.Design: business innovation design
Paul Adams explains What People Share (on Facebook)
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I must Create a System, or be enslav’d by another Man’s. I will not...
– William Blake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
May 2012
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A study now suggests that simply taking a break does not bring on inspiration —...
– Why great ideas come when you aren’t trying : Nature News & Comment
MaKey MaKey turns (almost) anything into a digital input device.
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As technology becomes a commodity with the democratization of information,...
– In Defense of Polymaths - Kyle Wiens - Harvard Business Review
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[Y]ou need somebody at work who gets a kick out of your development, preferably...
– Jim Clifton, interview with GALLUP Management Journal for new book, The Coming Jobs War
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April 2012
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Once we’ve thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost; but it’s only...
– Leo Tolstoy, quoted in F. S. Michael’s excellent Monoculture: How One Story is Changing Everything. (via explore-blog)
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STUDY THE RULES, THEN BREAK THEM
Part of finding your own voice as a writer is...
– ~ Colin Nissan, The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do.
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March 2012
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Creativity is the only solution to the very real problem of creativity.
– Jonah Lehrer, The Cost of Creativity
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We get our ideas from what I’m going to call for a moment our unconscious — the...
– John Cleese on the Origin of Creativity | Open Culture
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Waking up as a producer is procrastination insurance.
– Clay Johnson
February 2012
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I just wonder how many people fall by the wayside because they can’t push their...
– Ridley Scott on pursuing his vision for the movie Alien, 2003 Director’s Commentary
Do villains have a F*ck-it List of things they wish to do in before they die?
Self-Publishing Your Own Book is the New Business... →
This post is amazing.
Piracy is the new radio. That’s how music gets around.
– Neil Young
January 2012
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We don’t disregard [Apple], but I think it is fair to say that we are much more...
– Former Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis is asked how the iPhone has influenced his strategy or vision for RIM, 2009