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On simplicity out of complexity

Ideas and inspiration come from conflict. It is in clashing ideas that new ideas are born – when our brains drop all of the boxes of categories on the floor of our mind, we finally see something new. That’s why the best ideas that we have are out of context

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On why you should celebrate failure

No. You failed. Own up to it. Own it. This is a beginning, not the end. From the Fastcompany article Celebrate Failure on why more people should acknowledge and learn from failure and not see it as the end. Image source: www.flickr.com/photos/aftab/3475219722/in/photostream

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How breakthrough ideas can emerge from small discoveries

The truth is, most entrepreneurs launch their companies without an brilliant idea and proceed to discover one, or if they do start with what they think is a superb idea, they quickly discover that it’s flawed and then rapidly adapt. From TechCrunch guest post ‘Don’t bet big. Little bets are

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Why you should write every day

You probably think you have nothing to write about but once you start it gets hard to stop. Honestly. Writing is an incredibly important skill at all levels. By writing every day you reflect on things in a different and clearer way and you become better at expressing yourself. If you haven’t tried writing every day, give it a try for 30 days to begin with. I did it every day of 2012. Seth Godin has done it for years and swears by it.