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Some say that making any form of art is like listening to the wishes of your soul—most artists could testify that this is true.

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And you know you’re exactly where you are supposed to be, and that you’re doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing – because you can see it.

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What’s the point of creating machines that are useless? Some may argue that it’s all for the views, but Giertz has another argument: failure changed the way she thought about the world.

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Greatness doesn’t come from a single great idea or Eureka moment. It comes from painstakingly borrowing other people’s work and building on it. We steal our way to greatness.

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A Young Urban Creative? That’s me, alright.

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No, when I say “kill yourself” I want you to hear: kill your parents. Slay the expectations they implanted within you, choke the traditions they noosed to your spine.

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Even if the meal you make isn’t Instagram-worthy or the blog post you write only graces your boyfriend’s computer screen, it’s out there. You created something, and in the act, you start to shed the mist and emerge from the fog.

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You’re less critical of yourself, less discerning about what you’re writing down, and you can therefore just let the ideas flow.

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The best thing about being a young adult right now is that you, more than any previous generation, have the freedom and the resources to create your own religion. So, let’s get started.

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In his 1988 book A Brief History of Time, Professor Stephen Hawking suggested he thought God had a role in the creation of the universe. In his twilight years, the physicist has gotten a little more candid about how he thinks this all got started.