Jeff SarrisEntrepreneur, Podcaster, NFTer
Art is ephemeral.
What you’ve done doesn’t matter.
What you DO is everything.
Like it or not, “What’s next?” is the most important question.
But it must be answered well before it’s asked.
Otherwise you’re no longer an artist taking us on a journey.
We’re just passengers asking to be dropped somewhere…anywhere.
Do more…
until more is too much.
Do less…
until less is too little.
Repeat.
Balance is an illusion created by constantly shifting our weight.
Never underestimate the success an engineer or computer scientist can achieve in a given area.
Most anything is another problem to solve. Just in a new wrapper.
Learn how to think.
Learn how to tackle difficult problems.
Then everything is within reach.
Before they made movies, Pixar made software and hardware.
— Billy Oppenheimer (@bpoppenheimer) April 21, 2023
The team of computer scientists knew nothing about storytelling.
So in 1992, a few Pixar employees went to a 3-day seminar.
There, they learned the storytelling principle Pixar’s since used to create its hit movies.… pic.twitter.com/alG6WLDKRb
Everyone wants to be noticed. To be different. To stand out.
Yet most end up different in the same ways. The new normal.
To break through in a noisy world, seeking difference isn’t the answer.
Being true to yourself is.
Come to your own conclusions.
And lead as only you can.
A great advisor doesn’t seek credit for ideas and strategy. They’re ostensibly invisible.
They lead the advisee to wholly recognize epiphanies and strategy as their own.
This sense of agency and ownership is required for a mentee to achieve greatness.
Too many “coaches” care more about their egos than actually affecting results.
We say what we believe is right.
We do what we feel is right.
Many times these differ.
To deconstruct someone’s success, don’t study their words.
Observe their actions.
Good decisions aren’t always rational.
—Morgan Housel
The next time you’re feeling like things aren’t the way they should be, remember:
Everything’s made up and nothing matters.
It’s up to us to craft our own meaning.
If that meaning relies on external approval or anything outside of our control, then we’re in for a bumpy ride.
NFT Artists-
Your smart contract name could cost you the rights to all of your work.
Here’s how.
We wonder why we don’t get enough attention.
But where do you spend yours?
On TikTok, Netflix, video games,…?
Then ask, “is what I’m doing more engaging [interesting, educational, etc] than those things?”
It’s easy to impress others with the words we say about ourselves.
But true success is to not have to.
Skills don’t pay the bills, except when they do.
Any skill can be learned in solitude with time and patience.
Being the best at X is low value…
Until it’s applied to help others succeed.
Be memorable.
It’s not the logo, the business, or ourselves.
It’s how we make others feel.
Say something and they may remember you.
Make them feel something and they’ll never forget.
Happiness is fleeting. It’s a brief moment that’s created externally. It’s a dopamine hit.
But joy is a state of mind. Joy is ours for the taking. Joy comes from within.
To be joyful is not to be perpetually happy. The weight of life’s challenges remains, but joy can help us face hardships without becoming hardened.
Feeling joyful may in fact mean that we find ourselves laughing louder while also crying harder.
Additionally, joy posses a unique property.
Although joy originates from within, it’s also contagious.
Spending time with a joyful person can serve to brighten our darkest days. And, in that way, seeking joy for ourselves can serve both selfish and selfless ends.
Finding joy begets spreading joy.
Who’s the most joyful person that you know? Message them, let them know what they mean to you, and let’s spread more joy.
Attention is earned, not deserved.
Don’t squander it, for lost attention is unlikely to be regained.
Respect it and respect the people sharing it with you.
Never expect. Respect.
Always remain thankful.
And treat attention as the gift that it truly is.
I was recently asked, “How can we keep our website up after we’re gone to ensure our digital body of work outlives us?”
It’s an interesting thought that doesn’t have a straightforward answer, but instead requires reflection on a deeper question.
The analog world of board games is in the midst of a renaissance in the digital age. Yet we shouldn’t be surprised.
This is it. The day we were born began our final countdown. No one gets out alive.
“On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.” –Fight Club
I’m 6’4″, can’t touch my toes, and am somewhat claustrophobic.
Despite that, I spend a lot of time in boxes. Kinda like cats. But, you know… not.
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We’re all investors. Our capital – the most valuable currency known to man – is non-renewable. Yet we all begin with immense wealth. Every second of every day we are investors of time.
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