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Honestly, when you’re young and you’re a designer, you have a goal, but that is not the kind of goal that you even think it’s possible to achieve.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":51,"quote_text":52,"author_id":5,"source_id":40,"has_image":21,"author":53,"source":54,"quote_tag":55,"commentary":9},3116047,"When I was 12 or 13 I already knew that I was gay. And then my interests were not conventional. So I was very different, in every sense of the word. And in an all-boys school, that’s tough.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":57,"quote_text":58,"author_id":5,"source_id":40,"has_image":21,"author":59,"source":60,"quote_tag":61,"commentary":9},3116042,"What I was interested in wasn’t popular and young, but I never really deviated from doing it. I just decided that I was going to go full force into exactly what I wanted. I think there’s a certain comfort that comes with age and experience, and when I got that, I think my work got better.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":63,"quote_text":64,"author_id":5,"source_id":40,"has_image":21,"author":65,"source":66,"quote_tag":67,"commentary":9},3116036,"I think it’s really important to make things your own in your voice. I started when I was 23, and in the beginning of my career, there was this expectation of a young designer being edgier, cooler, more downtown. But I was never that person.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":69,"quote_text":70,"author_id":5,"source_id":40,"has_image":21,"author":71,"source":72,"quote_tag":73,"commentary":74},3116031,"My inspirations come from everywhere. It’s important to look at everything and anything.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nJason Wu, the renowned fashion designer, uttered these words in an interview with The New York Times in 2010, when he was just 25 years old and had already made a significant impact in the fashion world with his stunning designs for Michelle Obama's inaugural gown. At this time, Wu was still navigating the cutthroat fashion industry, where inspiration was often scarce and the pressure to innovate was immense. His words reflect the eclecticism and openness that characterized his approach to design, even in the midst of intense scrutiny.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nOn the surface, Wu's statement seems to advocate for a broad and open-minded approach to creativity. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a more nuanced and counter-intuitive truth: that the key to inspiration lies not in focusing on a specific source or domain, but rather in cultivating a mindset that is receptive to a wide range of influences. This means embracing the unknown, the mundane, and the unexpected as potential sources of inspiration, rather than relying on a narrow set of familiar references.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply Wu's mindset to your own creative pursuits, try adopting a \"curiosity-driven\" approach to inspiration. Rather than waiting for ideas to strike, actively seek out new experiences, engage with diverse perspectives, and explore unconventional sources of information – from art to science to everyday conversations. By doing so, you'll cultivate a mindset that is agile, adaptable, and receptive to the unexpected, allowing you to tap into a boundless wellspring of creative potential.",{"id":76,"quote_text":77,"author_id":5,"source_id":40,"has_image":21,"author":78,"source":79,"quote_tag":80,"commentary":9},3116026,"The polishedness and the sophistication were what I was interested in. I mean, give me a polka dot, a floral print, a pleated dress, a big fur coat, that was always my language, and it wasn’t very “in” when I was starting out, so I had a difficult time in the beginning.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":82,"totalPages":83,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":84},1,12,10]