Maria Konnikova Quotes

You want to stand out and be unique and do something different. I always try to zig when they zag - I guess it's a football term, but it applies to a lot of different areas of life.

The one lesson I've learned from technology and food is the only time you know you're doing the wrong thing is when you're doing what everyone else is doing.

I think that all my albums are different enough where I don't feel like I did this the last time.

Whenever I try to do something, I figure out what other people aren't doing or how can I do it different or how can I stand out.

In differentiation, not uniformity, lies the path of progress.

I discovered when I was young that I was not like everyone else, and that was great, because it's the people who are different who bring about change and new things.

There is something about the sameness people like. And what I've tried to do with all the zombie films is purposely make them different. That may be part of why it takes so long for people to see what it's intended to be.

Imagination should always be treasured, even when it's slightly off-key.

You do not move forward by following convention. You celebrate those who are different, who are not burdened by 'normality.'

Adapt your techniques to an idea, not an idea to your techniques.

When life gives you lemons don't make lemonade, make pink lemonade. Be unique.

You're more likely to drown in the sea of sameness than get eaten by a shark while navigating new waters.

I'm sure people would argue this, but I want to be different in everything I do. I don't think I've been the same in anything I've done, and I want to keep that up.

I wanted each of my books to be very different from the others, each to be special and uncategorizable, and I knew I could only do that a few times before I was in danger of repeating myself.

The businessman says 'If I don't do it first, somebody else will.' The artist says 'If I don't do it first, nobody else will.'

Being multi-disciplined is always a good thing.

If you are doing what everyone else is doing, there is probably not an opportunity there.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

You can't be all of the people you're influenced by, so you make your own filter and create your own beautiful, unique thing in the world. Soak up the world, man, and make something of your own.

Always do something different. Always different things.

I always want to do things that are different. I don't want to be doing the same thing, the same performance constantly, and it feels like most people tell you that they are the same. However different you feel might approach them.

We can always find creative ways to do things.

There are no original ideas. There are only original people.

I've seen stand up comedy, and after a while you start to notice that a lot of people are doing things that are like a lot of other people. There can be a bit of a herd mentality, and that's obviously less interesting because there's less going on. I'm just being totally frank with you.

You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.