I live my life by these simple realizations:
Practice makes perfect
Iteration is the important part of any process
We are what we do repeatedly
You are not what you think you are
Do it yourself
Make your own choices. Make your own mistakes. Celebrate the luck of having choices instead of dreading the decision process. Steer your destiny. Nobody to blame but yourself when things go south
Defy the limits. Go beyond whats known
This is how the known became known in the first place
70% of life is showing up
Its okay to not know how things will unravel. You will figure it out as you go
Use it or lose it
Nothing remains still. It either grows or diminish. Make sure you never stop doing what you regard as important
Your path is creative and unique to you
Everybody follow their own paths to the point where comparison makes no sense at all. Creativity is tiring, but fulfilling. This might sound difficult when you are not used to practice it, but its the only real thing you have to do in your life
Practice > theory
Theory is like a map for the overview. Never forget to look where you are stepping on. Watch out for roadblocks, traffic jumps and untrodden paths
Dont rush to conclusions
Let the dust settle in while changing. See the change with new eyes. Account for inertia
Have prototype and scafolding balance
Glance over the direction your ideas are going, but build one step at a time
With the least amount of making up you can handle
Assumtions are made to save time by avoiding having to recheck reality… but do we really save time? Assuming is a way to move forward but not recheking reality will actually waste time