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What’s your genius? (Who’s your genius?)

Elizabeth Gilbert had, as she says herself, a totally unanticipated, surprising, world best seller with her book ‘Eat. Pray. Love.’ She talks about the burden of anticipation, how to manage those moments of inspiration, and the connection between bull-fighting and … Continue reading

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Learn from everyone, follow no one, watch for patterns, work like hell

Scott McCloud’s books are a thing of genius – they’re about comics, but they’re really about space, life, understanding, design, impact. His TED talk – which is on vision and eventually on comics – is equally good. The title from … Continue reading

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What are you building?

TED — it stands for Technology Entertainment Design — is a constant source of inspiration for me. I try and watch one of the short movies every day, and this one is a perfect example. In less than five minutes, … Continue reading

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