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"I like to remind people that creativity also isn’t a spark; it’s a slog. Every artist, inventor, designer, writer, or other creative in the world will talk about his work being an iterative experience. He’ll start with one idea, shape it, move it, combine it, break it, begin anew, discover something within himself, see a new vision, go at it again, test it, share it, fix it, break it, hone it, hone it, hone it, hone it. This might sound like common sense, but it’s not common practice, and that’s why so many people are terribly uncreative - they’re not willing to do the work required to create something that’s beautiful, useful, desirable, celebrated. No masterpiece was shaped or written in a day. It’s a long slog to get something right. This knowledge and willingness to iterate is what makes the world’s most creative people so creative (and successful)."

Brendon Burchard

newhousebooks:

“Johnny Pineapple” Tourist brochure, c.1957, from my collection.

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That poor elephant. I wonder how many they tried before one of them could stay on for more than ten feet. No wonder it’s an illustration, not a photo. Tourist brochure, c.1957, from my collection.

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newhousebooks:

That poor elephant. I wonder how many they tried before one of them could stay on for more than ten feet. No wonder it’s an illustration, not a photo. Tourist brochure, c.1957, from my collection.

witanddelight:

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newhousebooks:

Piggy’s Bank. From Growing With Art, 1950.

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newhousebooks:

Look everybody, here comes P.I.E.! Frow Growing With Art, 1950.

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newhousebooks:

Look everybody, here comes P.I.E.! Frow Growing With Art, 1950.

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catholic-on-the-internet:

awkwardsituationist:

98 year old dobri dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war, walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of sofia, where he spends the day begging for money.

though a well known fixture around several of the city’s churches, known for his prostrations of thanks to all donors, it was only recently discovered that he has donated every penny he has collected — over 40,000 euros — towards the restoration of decaying bulgarian monasteries and churches and the utility bills of orphanages, living instead off his monthly state pension of 80 euros.

This guy is so… awesome. Amazing. Inspiring.