Persist

So next time you hit writer's block, or your computer crashes and you lose an entire night's work because you didn't hit save (always hit save), just remember: you're never far from that next burst of divine creativity. Work through that 97% of murky abyssmal mediocrity to get to that 3% which everyone will remember you for!

—Austin Madison via Letters of Note

We all have those times of frustration and creative stagnancy. Good to remember that we push through because that burst of inspiration is always lurking right around the corner.

Future Primitive

Love seeing art and beauty in all of life. This collection of skateboards from Powell-Peralta is just a fantastic example of the creativity and passion that can be put into anything. 

see the rest here.

Never Satisfied

But, satisfied creatively? No. That’s probably part of being an artist - you’re not ever satisfied. I can look back over the 100 final pieces in the book and there are things I would do differently. You’re never done, you just run out of time. I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied. I look back on things I did 2 years ago and I don’t like it anymore. As a creative person, you’re constantly trying to reinvent, so I chalk it up to that. I’m not satisfied because if I ever did get satisfied, I would start to die as an artist.

—Matt Stevens on The Great Discontent

Pretty insightful thoughts on the nature of creative work. There is always a dissatisfaction that is driving us to become better. We've made some things we're proud of, but we haven't made anything that couldn't be better somehow. It keeps us hungry.

Building Something You Love

Our generation is looking for greater meaning in their work, and we’ve proven that we are willing to compromise deep savings accounts, home ownership, and clear work/life separation in favor of finding and doing something we love.

Via Log/Transition

Good thoughts on the appeal of startups and building something you love. 

That's what we're trying to build here too. A way to create meaningful work we believe in, and hopefully helping other people to do the same.

Bronson Caves

Here's a bit of photographic inspiration. Brice Bischoff created this series of incredible images in 2009. Beautifully subtle and surreal, they really are quite magical.