I like this idea…
If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.
Kenneth Goldsmith
The book Show Your Work references this quote and really brings it home with an image that illustrates how a good picture can outshine even the best words.
👉 By the way, Show Your Work inspires this blog and will most definitely be getting its own super summary (or series) here (eventually).
I heard this quote mentioned on an episode of In Conversation about objectivity in journalism during these polarized days. It’s so classic and simple.
We must always be truthful, not neutral.
Christiane Amanpour
On the podcast they give a great example…
If one person says it’s raining outside, and another person says it’s not raining, then the journalist’s job is not to give equal time to both viewpoints, but rather to go outside and see if it’s f’ing raining. 💪
Something to remember as you reach each new stage in your life.
At 15 I set my heart on learning, at 30 I knew where I stood, at 40 I had no more doubts, at 50 I knew the will of Heaven, at 60 my ears were attuned, and at 70 I followed my heart’s desire without crossing the line.
Confucius
I can’t resist a good Einstein quote. The quintessential scientist knew that it takes a lot more than numbers to solve big, break-through problems.
He also had a knack for communicating powerful human ideas simply.
Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.
Albert Einstein
If you want to be like Einstein, don’t chase success. Just stay curious and bring value.
Right in the middle of this episode of The Daily podcast, there’s a little plug for the New York Times’ photographers, noting that they travel to dangerous places and learns skills like scuba diving just to get the right shot for the story.
I love that they describe photography as “a universal visual language”. I mean, it’s true! You can show a photograph to literally anyone in any part of the world, and they would surely get its meaning.
A photograph can do a lot of different things. It can connect us. It can bring us to places we’ve never been before. It can capture a story in a universal visual language.
👉 In my dream life, I’d be a part-time Times photographer, but for now I do my best around Austin. 😆
Mental Break Town 