Being crafty can be good. Success can be good. However, it can also be bad.It can be used to deceive and to manipulate as much as it can to create.The ends do not justify the means.If you are going to ponder something. If you are in your foxhole noodling on a way to live up […]
If you want to be good at something, don’t act surprised when you do that one specific thing.If you want to be arrogant, I’m not your mom, be arrogant. As long as you can back it up when it matters, that’s between you, your team, and whoever writes your checks.It drives me absolutely crazy to
There may actually be nothing better than waking up before your alarm and realizing that you don’t have to get up yet.Knowing that you get to postpone the inevitable kick to the face the world is going to provide you that day, nuzzle back into the pillow and bring the blanket back up is a
The Warrior Sloth does not make threats. Their’s is a war of attrition. They simply exist with the relentless knowledge that those they pursue will know of their pursuit long before their arrival.If you have to be slow. At least be steady. Let that be the lesson. It takes much longer to build something than it does to destroy it.Take
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Every day you chip away at the stone of your project, is a day of measured progress. Make a mess. Be crazed.The battlefield isn’t a black tied red carpet event. In the creative field, you don’t go to work. You go to war. Every day. Unknown forces. Multiple fronts. Life…You’re just spread too thin. I get it. You need more help. More money.
When Plato wrote the Allegory of the Cave he didn’t have our society in mind. Smart phones and streaming services weren’t around. There was just a cave with shadows dancing on the wall. The owners of intellectual property are rarely the face of the product. Streaming services have a skip option for credits. They offer the option to skip
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The Bore War You are at war. A war of distractions. Of no time. Of broken self-promises.It is a stifling war of attrition.How are you faring?Do you feel creatively fulfilled?Are you all caught up on your streaming?How’s your social media feed?Are you spending more time wishing you got more done than you are actually trying
One of the most frustrating parts of any job, is working with others who don’t get their work done.Whether you are on your first group project in grade school, or you are a working professional, the frustration never goes away. It is never fun to do someone else’s homework. Especially when you have to pay
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There has always seemed to be a barrier between sports and arts.One does not necessarily appreciate the other.Which, in fact… in truth, is 100 percent lie.Art is competitive.Art is jealous.Art is dirty.Just like sports.For some it is an outlet.For others it is life.There are more similarities than there are differences.There can be a natural proficiency.Both
The New Year provides all kinds of hope. Both real, and false. If your gym gave you back a dollar for every day you went, would you make money on your New Year’s resolution? Better yet, if you made a bet with yourself to write, every day, would you put yourself in a position to succeed.
