“You can gain experience, if you are careful to avoid empty redundancy. Do not fall into the error of the artisan who boasts of twenty years experience in craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience–twenty times. And never resent the advantage of experience your elders have. Recall that they have paid for this experience in the coin of life, and have emptied a purse that cannot be refilled.” IfsYearsFactsFallGainsAdvantageEmptyPaidTwentiesErrorsCarefulCraftsRecallsCoinsBoastEldersPursesResentArtisansYears Of ExperienceRedundancy Author:Trevanian
“I cannot overstate how much a generous spirit contributes to good luck. Look at the luckiest people around you, the ones you envy, the ones who seem to have destiny falling habitually into their laps. If they're anything like the fortunate people I know, they're prepared, they're always working at their craft, they're alert, they involve their friends in their work, and they tend to make others feel lucky to be around them.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsLooksSeemsSpiritFallDestinyLuckyLuckPreparedEnvyCraftsGenerosityFortunateGenerousLapGood LuckAlways WorkingGenerous Spirit Book:The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Source: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
“Do not fall into the error of the artist who boasts of twenty years experience in his craft while in fact he has had only one year of experience - twenty times.” YearsFactsArtistFallExperienceTwentiesErrorsCraftsBoastYears Of Experience Author:Trevanian
“Just make sure you're staying true to yourself, and do what you think is good in that craft or field [of yours] and then let everything else fall where it falls.” ThinkingFallFieldsCraftsStayingTrue To YourselfStay TrueStay True To Yourself Author:Brian Regan