“Spending time to go through mental exercises is similar to the act of physical activity. You are goal setting and ensuring that you uphold your commitment to the act. Sitting down and writing a list of 4-5 bullet points of positive things happening in your life can be vital to combat negative obsess…”— Adam Legas, calendar.com
“The Olsen twins were always my spiritual guides, I can fall down a Tumblr k-hole with them whenever, wherever. I think they’re psychotic and I love them.”— Ryan O’Connell, thecreativeindependent.com
“Time will eventually destroy your body, but it will never destroy your voice. Inspiration is immortal.”— Bianca Sparacino, twitter.com
“Here's another test. Of any activity you do, ask yourself: If I were the last person on earth, would I still do it?”— Steven Pressfield, amazon.com
“Derivative writers seem versatile because they imitate many others, past and present. Artistic originality has only its own self to copy.”— Vladimir Nabokov, amazon.com
“A healthier lifestyle ultimately makes me more creative and allows me to think more cohesively.”— Jack Dorsey, blog.ycombinator.com
“Channeling loss into productivity can result in some of the most important creative work of your life.”— The H Hub, thehhub.com
“My greatest design tool personally is to look at what that genre is doing and make it 3–5% different. It’s in a way, trolling.”— Virgil Abloh, 2x4.org
“I love counterfeits, it’s the best feedback. It’s better than a great review in Vogue. If it’s working to a point where someone else can profit […] it’s really working.”— Virgil Abloh, 2x4.org