The disorder of the desk, the floor; the yellow Post-it notes everywhere; the whiteboards covered with scrawl: all this is the outward manifestation … - Austin Kleon

Don't throw any of yourself away. Don't worry about a grand scheme or unified vision for your work. Don't worry about unity — what unifies your work is the fact that you made it. One day you'll look back and it will all make sense.

I don’t want to know how a thirty-year-old became rich and famous; I want to hear how an eighty-year-old spent her life in obscurity, kept making art, and lived a happy life. I want to know how Bill Cunningham jumped on his bicycle every day and rode around New York taking photos in his eighties. I want to know how Joan Rivers was able to tell jokes up until the very end. I want to know how in his nineties, Pablo Casals still got up every morning and practiced his cello.

Don’t be afraid to be an early adopter — jump on a new platform and see if there’s something interesting you can do with it.