"Crying releases stress hormones. Swearing increases pain tolerance. Fury can motivate us into action."
–– Matt Haig (b. 1975), English author and journalist
Source: Matt Haig. The Comfort Book. Toronto: HarperCollins, 2021, p. 136.
via 2020 Aboveground Art Supplies Knapsack Sketchbook, 2021, p. 5.
"I am going to be rather hard-nosed and say that if you have to find devices to coax yourself to stay focused on writing, perhaps you should not be writing what you're writing. And, if this lack of motivation is a constant problem, perhaps writing is not your forte. I mean, what is the problem? If writing bores you, that is pretty fatal. If that is not the case, but you find that it is hard going and it just doesn't flow, well, what did you expect? It is work; art is work. Nobody ever said it was easy. What they said is: "Life is short, art is long."
"It is not simply the brightest who have the best ideas; it is those who are best at harvesting ideas from others. It is not only the most determined who drive change; it is those who most fully engage with like-minded people. And it is not wealth or prestige that best motivates people; it is respect and help from peers."
–– Alex Pentland (b. 1951), American computer scientist, author, serial entrepreneur
Source: Alex Pentland Social Physics. from Austin Kleon blog May 13, 2016.
via: Sketchbook 28, 2016, p. 134.
"Dissatisfaction with one's self and dissatisfaction with the world is necessary ... it is one of the prime things that keeps the artist going on."
–– Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894-1986), French photographer and painter
