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Author of Creative Doing: http://holloway.com/cd Marketing Director at FGX: https://fgx.com/ Writing about creativity, marketing, and the human condition https://herbertlui.net/
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“If you want to think differently, first learn to act differently.” — Heinz von Foerster

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“The beauty of the impostor syndrome is you vacillate between extreme egomania, and a complete feeling of: ‘I’m a fraud! Oh god, they’re on to me! I’m a fraud!’ So you just try to ride the egomania when it comes and enjoy it, and then slide through the idea of fraud.” Tina Fey

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A founding team we backed is pivoting. Pivoting is not easy (even with your investors support). In fact, it's grueling. The founders told me that @jasonshen.bsky.social's book "Path to Pivot" has been their bible thru this process. Jason's honesty is real talk. Well written + great resource!

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"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." Pablo Picasso

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In the early stages of creative work, you must be willing to look foolish and vulnerable. You must be willing to look silly, and to try.

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There is no right way to do creative work; the only wrong way is not to do anything.

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You might think you need clarity, answers, and insights to get started on your creative work; in reality all of this will come to you as you do the work.

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“Creativity is just connecting things.” Steve Jobs

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“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Picasso

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The late Virgil Abloh started his fashion career not by sitting around thinking about fashion, but by visiting a screen-printing shop and printing a design he made with Adobe Illustrator on a T-shirt.

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Think of everything you make as a demo, a sketch, or a draft. Remove all ideas of expectations and goals, and focus simply on the process and taking a draft to a state where you declare it finished and acceptable as a working version.

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“Many people die with their music still in them. Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

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