Diane Setterfield on trusting the writing process
vutran | Nov. 14, 2020, 10:02 a.m.
“You have to relax, write what you write. It sounds easy but it's really, really hard. One of the things it took me longest to learn was to trust the writing process.”
— Diane Setterfield
Read More →Jodi Picoult on editing a bad page is better than editing a blank page
vutran | Nov. 13, 2020, 7:56 p.m.
“You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.”
— Jodi Picoult
Read More →Nike 10 principles
vutran | Nov. 11, 2020, 1:57 p.m.
"1. Our business is change.
2. We're on offense. All the time.
3. Perfect results count — not a perfect process. Break the rules: fight the law.
4. This is as much about battle as about business.
5. Assume nothing. Make sure people keep their promises. Push yourselves push others. Stretch the possible.
6. Live off the land.
7. Your job isn't done until the job is done.
8. Dangers:
- Bureaucracy
- Personal ambition
- Energy takers vs. energy givers
- Knowing our weaknesses
- Don't get too many things on the platter
9. It won't be pretty.
10. If we do the right things we'll make money damn near automatic."
— Rob Strasser
Read More →Vernon Jordan on the collaborative nature of life
vutran | Nov. 11, 2020, 1:55 p.m.
"You are where you are today because you stand on somebody’s shoulders. And wherever you are heading, you cannot get there by yourself. If you stand on the shoulders of others, you have a reciprocal responsibility to live your life so that others may stand on your shoulders. It’s the quid pro quo of life. We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give."
— Vernon Jordan
Read More →James Clear on a process for almost anything
vutran | Nov. 11, 2020, 1:53 p.m.
"A 5-step process for nearly anything:
1) Explore widely. Find out what is possible.
2) Test cheaply. Run small, quick experiments. Sample things.
3) Edit ruthlessly. Focus on the best. Cut everything else.
4) Repeat what works. Don't quit on a good idea.
5) Return to 1."
— James Clear
Read More →James Cear on when to simplify your thoughts
vutran | Nov. 11, 2020, 1:52 p.m.
"To simplify before you understand the details is ignorance.
To simplify after you understand the details is genius."
— James Clear
Read More →James Clear on being proactive on behavior that pays off in 10 years
vutran | Nov. 11, 2020, 1:51 p.m.
"Be radically proactive about any behavior that pays off in 10 years."
— James Clear
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