What does it take to be good?
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- Atkinson0
Hm, my father in law was talking the other day about heros and how Hitler, Mao, Bin Laden are all heros. After he'd explained what he meant I agreed. He's Chinese, so his meaning of Hero wasn't quite what I thought. Howvere, they were / are all good - at what they do / did. They are heros to some people but generally unpopular [my opinion also]. Does good mean popular or does it mean good at what you set out to do regardless of consequence / morality etc etc. A little deep perhaps.
- just what i was looking for.klipklap
- murder, rapine, savagery lead to popularity. go meat!
capsize - i think it's lost a bit in translation... a chinese "hero" does not hold the same meaning7point34
- no, he meant hero as being someone who succeeded in doing what they set out to do, on a mass scale and for a body of people.Atkinson
- 7point340
rainbows... and the ability to let them out at opportune moments
- taosoul0
better to be the king of one thing than the jack of everything. Or so I've been told, but I prefer versatility.
Also finding you're own way, not running after the acceptance of others, and having fun.
- peddy28isgreat0
coffee
- mjg0
it means not doing what's popular now. think ahead. do what you want design to be, not what design trends want you to do.
- Atkinson0
what's good? I think if you make what you want to make for long enough people will take note. If good means popular then I guees you have to be trendy, cool, hip etc etc.
- Dr_Rand0
I wouldn't know
- mjg0
using your brain to the max.
take criticism, but do not sacrifice your underlying vision.
- brandwidth0
We all aspire to be great, few achieve it. I don't think anyone sits down at their desk to be just ok.
- pixelbeat0
If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities. It's very important that you find something that you care about, that you have a deep passion for, because you're going to have to devote a lot of your life to it.
George Lucas
Creator of Star Wars & Jar Jar Binks
- Gucci0
fuck being good. if you're going to put in the effort, why not be great?
- brandwidth0
I think it means finding your own style and perfecting that, then moving outside of your comfort zone every time you sit down and think about the next project. Once you become satisified with your work and think it is good, it is time to quit and move on. You have "arrived" when you are getting paid well to do that which you love.
- pixelbeat0
"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Accordingly a genius is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework."
Thomas A. Edison.
- Bluejam0
luck. balls. a lil' bit of skill. passion. and humour.