To be born means being compelled to choose an era, a place, a life. To exist here, now, means to lose the possibility of being countless other potential selves...once being born, there is no turning back. And I think that's exactly why the fantasy worlds so strongly represent our hopes and yearning. They illustrate a world of lost possibilities for us.

| Hayao Miyazaki

professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that pushes your cognitive abilities to your limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate

“Break often - not like porcelain, but like waves.”

replace the idea of being 'productive' with instead being 'processive' - you cannot expect to build something new every day, you can expect to advance deeper into the process given a sufficiently strong intention