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believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.

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One thing that most comic artists avoid is showing decisions. They show action, sure, and they show results, but they don’t show (because it’s difficu...more

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All great programmers learn the same way. They poke the box. They code something and see what the computer does. They change it and see what the compu...more

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Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.

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People have come to the erroneous conclusion that if they’re not willing to start something separate, world-changing, and risky, they have no business...more

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It’s okay. Let your ego push you to be the initiator. But tell your ego that the best way to get something shipped is to let other people take the cre...more

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The challenge, it turns out, isn’t in perfecting your ability to know when to start and when to stand by. The challenge is getting into the habit of

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This is an addictive pastime. You take no real risk, touch the world, and it responds. Repeat.

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Initiative and starting are about neither of these. They are about “let’s see” and “try.” If there’s no clear right answer, perhaps the thing you ough...more

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Starting isn’t like that. Starting something is not an event; it’s a series of events. You decide to walk to Cleveland. So you take a first step in th...more

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I define anxiety as experiencing failure in advance…and if you have anxiety about initiating a project, then of course you will associate risk with fa...more