“Attempt something creative that you have never tried before. Write a poem, draw a self-portrait, design the plot for a movie, or tackle some other creative activity. Even spending just a few minutes working creatively on something can help you relax and spark new ideas that are relevant to other parts of your life.”
― Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology
― Boost: Create Good Habits Using Psychology and Technology
“The entire time I was on TV was about 90 seconds. I had probably prepared 18 hours for those 90 seconds. Like most dates I had gone on in my 20s.”
― The Choose Yourself Stories
― The Choose Yourself Stories
“Give up on the guesswork. Decide what you’re going to do this week, not this year. Figure out the next most important thing and do that. Make decisions right before you do something, not far in advance.”
― Rework
― Rework
“People do what they want until they are injured like a kid putting his fingers on the stove.”
― The Choose Yourself Stories
― The Choose Yourself Stories
“Instead of trying to use your technology and expertise to make a better product for your users’ standard behavior, experiment with inviting the users to change their behavior to make the product work dramatically better.”
― Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
― Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
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