We took many things apart, and put some of them back together.
“If we could be truly excellent at only one thing, what would it be?”
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
“creativity is like discovering that you’ve been driving a car with the emergency brake on—and suddenly experiencing what it feels like when you release the brake and can drive freely.”
― Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
― Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
“GIVE ME SIX HOURS TO CHOP DOWN A TREE AND I WILL SPEND THE FIRST FOUR SHARPENING THE AXE. —Attributed to Abraham Lincoln”
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
“At its core, creative confidence is about believing in your ability to create change in the world around you.”
― Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
― Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
“Multitasking itself is not the enemy of Essentialism; pretending we can “multifocus” is.”
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
― Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
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