Focus on your passion, but also stay curious and interested in fields you know less about.
Jordan Mechner
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- On taking inspiration from family history, interview with Rebecca Hiscott, The Creative Independent, October 9, 2024; Complete recommendation explicitly credited to Mechner at the end of the interview. His own advice, not the separately attributed Santayana quote nearby. 16 words.
- On taking inspiration from family history, interview with Rebecca Hiscott, The Creative Independent, October 9, 2024
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