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Kevin Kelly On The Courage It Takes To Live Your Own Life

The Daily Stoic

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The Importance of Solitude in Creative Practice

I think solitude is absolutely Necessary to be creative, but being lonely is not there's a difference between Solitude and loneliness. If you're trying to make something that helps or works for other people you can't just have other people involved Yes, exactly right. I heard Peter Teal say one time Competition is for losers Which I love because talking about courage, right? It's harder to run a race against yourself when there aren't people keeping score Telling you thought you succeeded you didn't succeed right you're a winner You're a loser right to race against yourself to hold your own standards. People who just want to do what's popular or easy Just don't really fully understand

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