Don’t shy away from sappy; make the sappy idea good.

Always have a fantasy, or else you may be disappointed with your own success.

Thank you for reading. I need a break.

I started this daily list of ideas in December, 2007. And it was fun for a while. But recently it has been more of a burden.

Thank you, Andy Pearson and Kasia Haupt, for the inspiration to do this. I have learned a lot about the creative process and about myself over the past 432 posts. Thank you, Rusty, Patrick, Alex, Ashley, Elizabeth, Erin, Jackie from New Zealand and everyone else I haven’t named, for reading, caring and following this blog.

Now go create something great for yourself. Make us all proud.

I will still post to this page, just not daily. So don't delete the RSS feed if you subscribe, and come back every couple of weeks.

Later,

Dan

“The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” — Conventional Wisdom

“You’re good. Get better. Stop asking for things.” — Don Draper

Learn to recognize your own personal impediments.

Connect with people. If you succeed at that, everything else becomes easier.

Is Twitter a fad?

An idea is not a thing. It’s what you do with the idea that really matters.

There’s nothing wrong with being self-serving. Except, of course, the social and professional fallout.

Beware: In advertising, everyone plays by his or her own ethical rule book.

A shorter email is better 100% of the time.

Are you creative? What does “creative” mean, anyway?

Ask questions. People love to feel important, and you may learn something.