Micro trends matter more than macro ones, but most of all, people matter. Individual human beings with names and wants and interests.
SethIt is very important that you express your idealism actively, to what ever extent you can, for this increases your sense of worth and power.
SethMy life is mine and I form it. Tell yourself this often. Create your own life now, using your beliefs as an artist uses color.
SethThe Internet is going to change marketing before it changes almost anything else, and old marketing will die in its path.
SethLeaps look good in the movies, but in fact, success is mostly about finding a path and walking it one step at a time.
SethIt's not enough to be aware of the domain you're working in, you need to understand it. Noticing things and being curious about how they work is the single most common trait I see in creative people. Once you can break the components down, you can put them back together into something brand new.
Seth