Category: Expectations
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Golden Generation
Growing up, I didn’t know many people who did creative work. While I was very enthusiastic about writing and art, the possibility that a person was paid to make that work happen didn’t even cross my mind—let alone the fact that a person like me could do it. But even if I knew, how would…
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A path to consistency
An earlier blog post I wrote has been bouncing around my mind lately: consistency starts with inconsistency. If the fear of commitment—or the avoidance of hard, consistent work—prevents you from getting started on something, the best solution is to find another way to see it. What could make the work easy? Do you need to…
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The right to make a classic
An architecture student asks her professor for advice. As they review her work together, he challenges her, “Is your design as good as the Chartres Cathedral?” The student grimaces in confusion, looks out the window, and responds earnestly, “Of course not, I could never do that.” A few seconds pass, and she glances at the…
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A proverb is a commercial for your own pondering
Whenever I see a phrase that resonates with me, I look for its source. My curiosity gets the best of me, and I’ll often buy a book because I saw a really great line attributed to it. “A change of perspective is worth 80 IQ points,” is one of these lines, and it’s attributed to…