Life advice from Kevin Kelly:

• "Enthusiasm is worth 25 IQ points."
• "To make something good just do it. To make something great just redo it, redo it, redo it. The secret to making fine things is in remaking them."

Music producer Rick Rubin:

• “Do you know the biggest mistake most musicians make? Their first album comes from love, heartbreak, passion, or depression. They have no expectation of how the world will respond. They write it from the heart, and if it catches on, they’re validated by the world. But then they start writing their second album, and they don’t necessarily write it based on love, heartbreak, or passion. They write the album they think the world will want…When making art, the audience comes last.”
• "Rules direct us to average behaviors. If aiming to make something exceptional, most rules don’t apply. If anything the goal is to amplify your differences. Communicate your singular perspective."