Author: Herbert Lui
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One of the most important rules to writing
Work with what you’ve got. Bringing any work to life requires that you make a bargain with your imagination. You plead with each other to make it work. Your reality—schedule, energy, budget—demands compromise. Your imagination demands more. Both are most unhappy when you don’t make a deal and give up on the work. This is…
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Three things about creative success
1. Define what creative success means to you. Try to find an intrinsic source of motivation that you can work towards. 2. Extrinsic rewards matter, because you deserve to be recognized for your good work. Sometimes, these rewards need you to compromise. You will need to decide if it’s worth it. 3. Vincent van Gogh…
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Is time working with you, or against you?
Does your current position get stronger with time, or are you running out of time? If you did what you did today every day for a decade, will you get closer to your goal or further from it? Are you running down the clock, or do you wake up feeling energized more days than not?…
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Three things about friends
1. The internet makes it easier to find the perfect people for you. These are the exact individuals you want to be in touch with. You will feel a much deeper connection with them than most of the other people you meet. Since you meet these people online, you may develop thinner relationships with them—seeing…