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Creativity Creativity is another characteristic shared by all the self-actualized people Abraham Maslow studied. For much of my life I thought of creativity as destiny’s rare gift visited upon a select few. I thought that it only applied to artistic endeavors, such as composing music or painting a canvas. But Maslow greatly broadened my definition. He affirmed that a first-rate soup is better than a second-rate poem, and that one can run a business, build a motorcycle, or raise a family in a creative way. Robert Pirsig amplified this idea in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance when he said, “The Buddha resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of a mountain or in the petals of a flower.” When hesitating to take on a new creative activity, remembering Kurt Vonnegut’s recommendation has been helpful, “To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make you grow. So do it.” Looking foolish at the beginning of any new endeavor goes with the territory.
The Ball's in Your Court
Michael Lewis
Many people associate procrastination with laziness. But psychologists find that procrastination is not a time management problem—it’s an emotion management problem. When you procrastinate, you’re not avoiding effort. You’re avoiding the unpleasant feelings that the activity stirs up. Sooner or later, though, you realize that you’re also avoiding getting where you want to
Hidden Potential
Adam Grant
All my original stockholders got back $20 for every dollar they had invested. For one minute, I held a check for $1,000,000 in my hands, made out in my name, the end product of the $1 I had started out with in Milwaukee. That million dwindled fast. To begin with, the tax bite took 25 percent of the profits off the top. In addition to turning over half of what was left to Eleanor, I also bought the ranch, which was in her name, from her. Add it all up—or, more to the point, subtract—and you can see
Veeck--as in Wreck
Bill Veeck, Ed Linn
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