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More of Grahams wisdom on how to find meaning and make wealth can be
found in Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age.
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Art suffers the moment other people start paying for it. The
more you need the money, the more people will tell you what
to do. The less control you will have. The more bullshit you
will have to swallow. The less joy it will bring. Know this and
plan accordingly.
This is equally true in art and business. And love. And sex.
And just about everything else worth having.
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Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has a term for the quality that sets labor
apart from work: flow a kind of intense focus and crisp sense of clarity where
you forget yourself, lose track of time, and feel like youre part of something
larger. If youve ever pulled an all-nighter for a pet project, or even spent 20
consecutive hours composing a love letter, youve experienced flow and you
know creative labor.
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Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only
way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great
work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you
do. If you havent found it yet, keep looking. Dont settle. As
with all matters of the heart, youll know when you find it.
And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better
as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Dont
settle.
You will build a body of work, but you will also build a body of
affection, with the people youve helped whove helped you
back. This is the era of Friends in Low Places. The ones you
meet now, who will notice you, challenge you, work with you,
and watch your back. Maybe they will be your strength.
If you can fall in love, with the work, with people you work
with, with your dreams and their dreams. Whatever it was
that got you to this school, dont let it go. Whatever kept you
here, dont let that go. Believe in your friends. Believe that
what you and your friends have to say that the way youre
saying it is something new in the world.
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BERTRAND RUSSELL'S 10
COMMANDMENTS OF TEACHING
This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. If you dont
like something, change it. If you dont like your job, quit. If you
dont have enough time, stop watching TV. If you are looking
for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you
when you start doing things you love.
5 TIMELESS COMMENCEMENT
SPEECHES TO TEACH YOU TO DEFINE
YOUR OWN SUCCESS
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