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As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.

Seth Godin

At least at first, the new thing is rarely as good as the old thing was. If you need the alternative to be better than the status quo from the very start, you’ll never begin.
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Alternatives Needs Old Things
Just because the tide is out, doesn’t mean there is less water in the ocean.
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Clever Wisdom Wise
Just as we don’t spend a lot of time worrying about how all those poets out there are going to monetize their poetry, the same is true for most bloggers.
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Blogger Funny Thoughtful Worry
Art is a personal act of courage.
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Acts Art Courage
Just about anything worth doing is worth doing better.
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Better Doing Worth
As soon as we associate reading with a test, we’ve missed the point.
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Associates Reading Tests
Rehearsing failure is simply a bad habit, not a productive use of your time. When you choose to visualize the path that works, you’re more likely to shore it up and create an environment where it can take place.
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Environment Path Use
Don’t be different just to be different. Be different to be better.
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Better Different People
If you’re not the best in the world at what you do, then you have to get better.
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Better Get World
Denigrating art you don’t understand doesn’t hurt the art – it reveals something about your willingness to learn.
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Art Hurt Learn Willingness
Fitting in is a short-term strategy that gets you nowhere. Standing out is a long-term strategy that takes guts and produces results.
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Long Positivity Strategy
Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers.
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Average Loser Quitting
If you are wiling to do something that might not work, you are closer to being an artist.
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Artist Creativity might
Loving what you do is almost as important as doing what you love, especially if you need to make a living at it.
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Almost Loving Important
You win by trying. And failing. Test, try, fail, measure, evolve, repeat, persist.
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Innovation Trying Winning
You don’t make art after you become an artist. You become an artist by ceaselessly making art.
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Art Life Motivational

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