Colin Marshall says: “Compulsive avoidance of embarrassment is a form of suicide.” If you spend your life avoiding vulnerability, you and your work w… - Austin Kleon

remember what writer Colin Marshall says: “Compulsive avoidance of embarrassment is a form of suicide.

One day at a time. It sounds so simple. It actually is simple but it isn’t easy: It requires incredible support and fastidious structuring.” — Russell Brand

Plagiarism is trying to pass someone else's work off as your own. Copying is about reverse-engineering.

The stupidest possible creative act is still a creative act,” writes Clay Shirky in his book Cognitive Surplus. “On the spectrum of creative work, the difference between the mediocre and the good is vast. Mediocrity is, however, still on the spectrum; you can move from mediocre to good in increments. The real gap is between doing nothing and doing something.