“Art is choosing to do something skilfully,
caring about the details,
bringing all of yourself
to make the finest work you can.
It is beyond ego, vanity, self-glorfification,
and need for approval.”
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
caring about the details,
bringing all of yourself
to make the finest work you can.
It is beyond ego, vanity, self-glorfification,
and need for approval.”
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
“There once was a mouse who lived in a tavern. One night the mouse found a leaky barrel of beer, and he drank all he could hold. When the mouse had finished, he sat up, twirled his whiskers, and looked around arrogantly. “Now then,” he said, “where’s that damned cat?”
― Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
― Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
“Doubting yourself can lead to a sense of hopelessness, of not being inherently fit to take on the task at hand. All or nothing thinking is a nonstarter.
However, doubting the quality of your work might, at times, help to improve it. You can doubt your way to excellence.”
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
However, doubting the quality of your work might, at times, help to improve it. You can doubt your way to excellence.”
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
“we are gripped with obsessions and are oblivious to everything going on around us as thoughts continually repeat themselves.”
― A Heart of Stillness: A Complete Guide to Learning the Art of Meditation
― A Heart of Stillness: A Complete Guide to Learning the Art of Meditation
“The goal is to commit to a structure that can take on a life of its own, instead of creating only one of the mood strikes. Or to start each day with the question of how and when you're going to work on your art.”
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
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