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Related: Improvement Productivity & Motivation • Progettare e comporre"Done Is Better Than Perfect" It's nice to see people disagreeing because they take pride in their finished piece. But that's not the issue here. The issue is that if you have the choice between getting it perfect but never finishing, or finishing but never getting it perfect, you should finish. Get it as close as you can, but FINISH. As an artist, if I never finished anything until it was perfect, I'd never have completed a single piece of artwork in my life.
Personal Development: How to Reinvent Yourself for the Long Term “When something bad happens you have three choices. You can let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” ~Unknown The 4 Types of Productivity Styles Within weeks of starting my first job out of college, I was sent to the in-house time management training program. I dutifully attended the class and used the planner they provided as instructed. But as the weeks went by, I noticed that my productivity hadn’t improved. As I looked around at my colleagues, I noticed that many of them were also struggling with the system. The reason is simple: There is no one-size-fits-all approach to productivity. Instead, we need personalized approaches. Reinvent Yourself Back in 2002, Steve Silberberg was a software programmer for an investment firm, earning a comfortable six-figure salary. But he wasn't happy. "I was frustrated with my corporate life," he says. Part of the problem was his company's investment strategy: "If they saw a profit in clear-cutting a forest or polluting a waterway, they'd invest in it," he says. It was a jarring dissonance for the outdoorsman Silberberg.
Creativity And The Psychology of Design - Tips and Inspiration By Canva As psychologists and neuroscientists start to explore what makes us uniquely human, they have started to look at possibly our most amazing trait – creativity. The study of creativity has exploded over the last few decades. There are now hundreds of research papers published on creativity each year, ranging from the pure mechanics of how we come up with ideas, to how groups can work together creatively, to how we destroy creativity through our institutions.
6 Steps to Writing Your Own Definition of Success Reader Resource Position yourself for growth in 2017—join us live at the Entrepreneur 360™ Conference in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 16. Secure Your Seat » Learn to judge, with designer Chip Kidd I am often asked, “What inspires you?” and “When you have a creative block, how do you unblock it?” The unhelpful answer to the first question is that I can be inspired by just about everything, both good and bad. But when you have a problem to solve — whether it’s fixing a leak, keeping deer out of your yard, or trying to mend a broken relationship — your inspiration, your first clue about what to do, lies within an analysis of the problem itself. That’s where the solution originates.
How to Write a Bestselling Book This Year — The Definitive Resource List and How-To Guide If you want to write a bestselling book, don’t reinvent the wheel. I get at least a dozen email a week from friends who want to write books. After three #1 bestsellers from 2007 to 2012, and publishing in 35+ countries, I’ve tried a lot. Having experimented with everything from “traditional” (Random House) to Amazon Publishing, from BitTorrent Bundles to self-publishing audiobooks, I’ve developed strong opinions about… – What works and what doesn’t. – What sucks and what doesn’t. – What makes the most money and what doesn’t.