Author: Chris

Science to English Translator

“When faced with a temptation, such as eating unhealthy food or skipping out on studying, telling yourself and others “I don’t eat unhealthy food” instead of “I can’t eat unhealthy food” will help you adhere to your resolution better.“

“The most successful sales people, measured by sales revenue, are not extroverts, but “ambiverts” – those halfway between extreme extroverts and extreme introverts.“

 

Useful Science is a site that attempts to summarize research and scientific findings in a simple way. They even have a nice newsletter.

Seth Godin on Being Satisfied Creatively

“Are you satisfied creatively?

 

Not even close. That’s a very dangerous place to be and it would truly depress me if that happened and I would get very scared as well. I think if your goal is for everything to be okay, that’s a mistake. To achieve that goal, the only obstacle you’d have to face tomorrow is to eliminate all risk so that everything would be okay. I’ve made the decision that I’m never trying to make everything okay. I’m trying for there to be more loose ends, not fewer loose ends.”

https://thegreatdiscontent.com/seth-godin

Today I’m making motion graphics in After Effects, tomorrow I’m setting up a new site for a client in WordPress, the day after, who knows!? While it does afford a certain level of discomfort, I’d much rather be pushing myself than complacent with just one domain.