Over at 37signals’ blog:
Both these companies have succeeded by dropping the “follow your passion” idea and focusing instead on process.
I think passion is misunderstood, and I think their post spea…
“I’ve never been interested in making money… I’ve just been interested in creating things that I’ve been proud of. And have a lot of fun creating things.”
From Robert A. Johnson and Jerry Ruhl’s book Living your unlived life:
“When we find ourselves in midlife depression, suddenly hate our spouse, our job, our life—we can be sure that the unlived life…
Ira Glass on the gap between your taste and what you’re able to produce as you’re working your way to finding your own voice as a creative:
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish some…
Often wrong, never in doubt. That’s the title of a book by Donny Deutsch.
I forget what the book says, exactly, but I’ve always loved the title.
Some of the best minds in the world have been spectacular…
I’m spending this week with my two wonderful children, a 3-year old boy and a 5-year old girl.
Today we were at the local swimming pool where they this big water slide with several twists and turns.
I’l…
If you watch kids learning how to dyno [do rock climbing by jumping over tough spots instead of going slow and safe, popularized by Chris Sharma], you’ll see that the secret to developing the skill…
That little voice inside that says this isn’t right, that you’re not satisfied, that you have more in you, that you have more to give - it’s not going to go away.
You may try to drown it out with TV an…
I’m on a biography-reading spree - now I’m on to Ted Turner’s Call me Ted. The audiobook is amazing, narrated by the man himself (I’m on the abridged version).
There’s a story in there about his father…
Hi Rune
We have one life. All of life is part of life. I believe in bringing everything you have, everything that makes you you, with you in your work. I believe your work is a big part of your missio…
