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Passion

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/// 1. The powerful emotion or feeling that enables you to push beyond exhaustion and momentary set backs in creative endeavors and continue moving forward against all odds.

99% Music Mix I: Inspiration Is For Amateurs

Coax out your creativity with this put-on-your-headphones-and-get-focused music mix, which glides from melodic electronica to dreamy synth-pop.

Is Consumerism Killing Our Creativity?

Modern culture thrives on consumerism. But does our passion for consumption come at the expense of our creativity?
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Apartment Therapy: Calm Homes Breed Happy People

Apartment Therapy founder Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan clues us into how to use a good attitude and discerning eye to achieve happy homes and workspaces.

Paul Dano: Let Your Experiences Surprise You

Good things come to those at ease. Actor Paul Dano schools us in how to give yourself permission to trust your intuition, and enjoy what comes your way.…

Will Cotton: Butcher, Baker, Candyland Maker

The sugar obsession is obvious. Here, painter Will Cotton talks about the other vice that makes his candy-coated canvases come to life: discipline.

Maira Kalman: The Pursuit of Happiness

Walking, looking, laughing. Art and happiness flow from small pleasures and overlooked details for illustrator Maira Kalman.

Wake Up, Execute & Make Ideas Happen in 2010

It’s time to shed dreamy notions and stale resolutions, and wake up to the necessity of execution.
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