Steve Jobs
by
It was important, his father said, to craft the backs of cabinets and fences properly, even though they were hidden. “He loved doing things right. He even cared about the look of the parts you couldn’t see.”
Ahmad hosseini liked this
“If we show our poem to our friend and our friend says, "It's wonderful, I love it," that's not real-world feedback, that's our friend being nice to us. Nothing is as empowering as real- world validation, even if it's for failure.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“The moment a person learns he's got terminal cancer, a profound shift takes place in his psyche. At one stroke in the doctor's office he becomes aware of what really matters to him. Things that sixty seconds earlier had seemed all- important suddenly appear meaningless, while people and concerns that he had till then dismissed at once take on supreme importance.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“The professional concentrates on the work and allows rewards to come or not come, whatever they like.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“There's a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don't, and the secret is this: It's not the writing part that's hard. What's hard is sitting down to write. What keeps us from sitting down is Resistance.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
Mohamed’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Mohamed’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Mohamed
Lists liked by Mohamed








































