01UndatedNowists get off on getting on, so they run when they could walk, jump when they could sit and dance when they could sit at the edge. They regret inaction, so simply act.Max McKeown / quote ↗
06UndatedYou get told to look before you leap. But if you are too careful you may end up just looking.Max McKeown / quote ↗
07UndatedPushing your limits is what allows you to grow stronger, so if you find yourself feeling passive, it can make sense to dial it up a little. Get moving. Accomplish something small. Do something you enjoy. Embrace what moves you. And start again.Max McKeown / quote ↗
10UndatedNowists are more likely to experience joy because they embrace the uncertainty of existence. They are switched on by the uncertain stuff of human life and come alive when faced with life at its most uncontrollable.Max McKeown / quote ↗
11UndatedAll we've got is Now. Life, composed of a billion moments, from our first to our last thoughts.Max McKeown / quote ↗
12UndatedInnovation is deviance which means that the rebellious personality is a natural resource for practical creativity. As an innovator, you need to reject the old to establish a new, better, status quo. And one of the most powerful sources of newness is the rebel or maverick, mind.Max McKeown / quote ↗
13UndatedThe psychology of individual creativity is about at least three different things. First, creativity is about thinking differently. Second, creativity is about feeling differently. Third, creativity is about focusing, or committing, differently.Max McKeown / quote ↗
14UndatedAs an innovator, you need to be aware of how traditions, habits and bias can act as barriers to accepting new ideas.Max McKeown / quote ↗
15UndatedCulture is the sum of the values, beliefs and assumptions of human groups.Max McKeown / quote ↗
16UndatedInnovation can start with wanting what does not yet exist - and finding a solution - or seeing what does not yet exist - and finding an opportunity.Max McKeown / quote ↗
17UndatedBefore innovation - or practical creativity - there is insight. You must see the world differently.Max McKeown / quote ↗
18UndatedInnovation is about practical creativity - it's about making new ideas useful...Max McKeown / quote ↗
19UndatedPlug into the anti-obvious power of the rebel. Or get those opposing minds to plug into your purpose, to solve your problem, to reimagine your process.Max McKeown / quote ↗
22UndatedProblem-insight precedes solution insight. Someone has to recognise a problem before they start to solve the problem...Max McKeown / quote ↗
23UndatedIf there are no new ideas, there is no innovation. And if there is no creativity, there are no new ideas.Max McKeown / quote ↗
