Nichole Stratton

“they have figured out a daily practice—a repeatable way of working that insulates them from success, failure, and the chaos of the outside world.”
― Austin Kleon, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad

“Gossip,” Mr. Pollock called it dismissively, but Gwendolen thought that was the word men gave to women’s conversation. Men talked in order to convey information or to ruminate on cricket scores and campaign statistics. Women, on the other hand, talked in an effort to understand the foibles of human behaviour. If men were to “gossip,” the world might be a better place. There would certainly be fewer wars.”
― Kate Atkinson, Shrines of Gaiety

“The phone gives us a lot but it takes away three key elements of discovery: loneliness, uncertainty, and boredom. Those have always been where creative ideas come from.” —Lynda Barry”
― Austin Kleon, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad

“To establish your own routine, you have to spend some time observing your days and your moods.”
― Austin Kleon, Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad