Creative work only seems like a magic trick to people who don't understand that it's ultimately still work.

You got to be careful to not get too comfortable with incremental improvement. I think sometimes you just got to jump off a ledge.

All self-help is Buddhism with a service mark

People will always despise you if you end up doing less stupid BS than they choose to suffer.

People either make things or they don't. Inspiration is a poster.

A lot of the best work I've ever done started out as something completely different because I gave myself permission to have space around my time and expectations.

The mindless junk of your past crowds out opportunities and sets pointless limitations. Move out the junk, and you create room for the rest of your life. Ultimately, it's not just a question of tidying your house; it's a question of liberating your heart.