Working hard is overrated

Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying attention to what is going on in the world. Seeing patterns. Seeing things as they are rather than how you want them to be. Being able to read what people want. Putting yourself in the right place where information is flowing freely and interesting new juxtapositions can be seen. But you can save yourself a lot of time by working on the right thing. Working hard, even, if that’s what you like to do.


by Caterina Fake.

wood stools

by Judith Seng.

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modern lace

by Alexander McQueen.

manifesto

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connected

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Persistence

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.

Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.


–Calvin Coolidge

cat power

photo by Craig McDean.

quoteskine: part2

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quoteskine: part1

Your heart is made to pump blood, your brain is made to think.

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understanding

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

-Carl Jung

The Animals

by Nacho Gil.