Notes

I don’t think people understand what happens when you stop being afraid of losing things.

Money doesn’t scare me anymore.

Failure doesn’t scare me.

People leaving doesn’t really scare me either.

Because at some point you realize that you’re going to lose everything anyway.

So what’s the point of living your entire life trying to protect yourself from things that are inevitable?

I’d rather build something.

I’d rather say what I actually think.

I’d rather take the risk and find out what happens.

Maybe it works.

Maybe it destroys me.

Fine.

At least I’ll know I actually lived.

Develop your taste.

I don’t care if you’re an aspiring artist, chef, writer, entrepreneur or designer—develop your taste.

Take a good, hard look at anyone creating meaningful work. You will see that it wasn’t their skill that came first but their taste.

With time, they became so inspired by their taste, they wanted to create something that could live up to it.

In other words, they honed their skills to make something worthy of their taste.

You shouldn’t be a snob about many things in life. Your taste, however, is an exception. Watch great films. Read gorgeous books. Spin brilliant records. Eat delicious food. Study extraordinary people.

Consume. Consume. Consume.

Develop your taste. Refine your palate. Your skills will follow.