Learning From Others

"Success is based on action. The more you volunteer, the more you get to act. Successful people step..."

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:38:12 -0400

“Success is based on action. The more you volunteer, the more you get to act. Successful people step forward to create opportunities.”

- 9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People, by Jeff Haden

"The more you document your own life, the more you check in, you tweet, the more you post photos of..."

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:10:14 -0400

“The more you document your own life, the more you check in, you tweet, the more you post photos of what you did last night, the more you do all of this stuff, or even in my case, the more you listen for little lines of dialogue that can make their way into stories, the more you photograph moments, in a way, the more you start to step out of those moments, and if you do that too much, you become a spectator to your own life.”

- Jonathan Harris

"There’s a temptation in our networked age to think that ideas can be developed by email and..."

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:35:21 -0400

“There’s a temptation in our networked age to think that ideas can be developed by email and iChat. That’s crazy. Creativity comes from spontaneous meetings, from random discussions. You run into someone, you ask what they’re doing, you say ‘Wow,’ and soon you’re cooking up all sorts of ideas.”

- Steve Jobs

"People who know what they are talking about don’t need PowerPoint."

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 08:08:52 -0400

“People who know what they are talking about don’t need PowerPoint.”

- Steve Jobs

"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the..."

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:33:59 -0400

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”

- Apple

"Never hesitate to challenge a status quo of a product or service that already exists. Put your own..."

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:49:01 -0400

“Never hesitate to challenge a status quo of a product or service that already exists. Put your own spin on it, stamp it with your personality and you might redefine an entire industry.”

- Tina Roth Eisenberg

"When we are at work we ought to be at work. When we are at play we ought to be at play. There is no..."

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 19:32:11 -0400

“When we are at work we ought to be at work. When we are at play we ought to be at play. There is no use trying to mix the two. The sole object ought to be to get the work done and to get paid for it.”

- Henry Ford

"Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as..."

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:15:05 -0400

“Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as disfiguring as rickets. The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration — it is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done.”

- Tim Kreider

"We get some of our best results from letting fools rush in where angels fear to tread."

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 22:10:33 -0400

“We get some of our best results from letting fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”

- Henry Ford

"Don’t annoy users."

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 18:40:04 -0400

“Don’t annoy users.”

- John Gruber

"The future is invented by the people who don’t give a shit about the past."

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:16:46 -0400

“The future is invented by the people who don’t give a shit about the past.”

- Michael Lopp

"Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it."

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:01:16 -0400

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it,
and virtue is doing it.”

- David Starr

"People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it...."

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:07:43 -0400

“People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway. You look at the people around you, the street you stand on, the visible air you breathe, and predict more of the same. To hell with more. I want better.”

- Ray Bradbury

"The way we’re running the company, the product design, the advertising, it all comes down to..."

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:59:56 -0400

“The way we’re running the company, the product design, the advertising, it all comes down to this: let’s make it simple. Really simple.”

- Steve Jobs

"For the only foundation of business is service."

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:26:31 -0400

“For the only foundation of business is service.”

- Henry Ford

"Suits and ties in an office are just another type of uniform, but in an arena where uniforms no..."

Thu, 31 May 2012 09:12:23 -0400

“Suits and ties in an office are just another type of uniform, but in an arena where uniforms no longer serve any useful purpose. At one time they probably showed that the wearer was, at the very least, able to purchase and maintain a fairly expensive piece of fabric. Now, however, in an individualized, interconnected culture, your achievements speak for themselves. The suit and tie is an anachronism.”

- Richard Branson

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:43:41 -0400

““Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.””

"If you aren’t solving a problem then you aren’t designing."

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:42:47 -0400

““If you aren’t solving a problem then you aren’t designing.””

- Kyle Steed

"If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere."

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:37:56 -0400

“If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere.”

- Marilyn Monroe

"It’s not the books; it’s the pitch."

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:22:28 -0400

“It’s not the books; it’s the pitch.”

- Jeff Sandefer