Kevin Kelly

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

When you are anxious
because of your to-do list
take comfort in your have-done list.

A great way to understand yourself
is to seriously reflect on everything
you find irritating in others.

We lack rites of passage.
Create a memorable family ceremony
when your child reaches legal adulthood
between eighteen and twenty-one.
This moment will become
a significant touchstone in their life.

Draw to discover what you see.
Write to discover what you think.

If you are not falling down occasionally
you are just coasting.

Separate the processes of creating
from improving.
You can’t write and edit
or sculpt and polish
or make and analyze at the same time.
If you do, the editor stops the creator.
While you invent, don’t select.
While you sketch, don’t inspect.
While you write the first draft, don’t reflect.
At the start, the creator mind must be
unleashed from judgment.

This is true:
It’s hard to cheat an honest person.

A vacation + a disaster = an adventure.

Forgiveness is accepting
the apology you will never get.