Stressing output is the key to improving productivity, while looking to increase activity can result in just the opposite.
Paul GauguinI sit at my door, smoking a cigarette and sipping my absinthe, and I enjoy every day without a care in the world
Paul GauguinA critic in my house sees some paintings. Greatly perturbed, he asks for my drawings. My drawings? Never! They are my letters, my secrets.
Paul GauguinProficiency in art is a contract with your self and the empowerment of your self. Not all of us demand or even desire proficiency, but for those who do it's necessary to temper the influence of groups. And while some artists think history is bunk, the historical evidence is overwhelming: "In my isolation I grow stronger."
Paul Gauguin