After a bunch of sessions, seminars, and parties, Andrea Hackett of Social@Ogilvy picked up more than just tech and marketing advice. She also got a full dose of the principles some of the best minds around live by. Here are five life lessons taken from a selection of inspirational people who spoke in Austin over the long weekend.
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Life Lessons from SXSW #SXSW #OgilvySXSW
1. A N DR E A H A CK E T T
5LIFELESSONS
FROM SXSW
SXSW LESSONS
2. A N DR E A H A CK E T T
5LIFELESSONSFROM SXSW
WHILELISTENINGTO SPEAKERSATSXSW PRESENTABOUTTHEIREXPERTISE—
TECHNOLOGY,SCIENCE,ART,THEFUTURE— ITWASAPRIVILEGETOALSOABSORB
SOMEOFTHEPRINCIPLESTHEYLIVEBYANDWHICHHAVECLEARLYFUELEDTHEIR
SUCCESS.SUMMARIZEDHEREAREFIVELIFELESSONSTAKENFROM ASELECTIONOF
INSPIRATIONALPEOPLEWHO SPOKEINAUSTINOVERTHELONGWEEKEND.
3. A N DR E A H A CK E T T
DON’TKNOW YOURLIMITS
“I’M NOTVERYGOODATSCIENCE;NEVERHAVEBEEN”–ASSTATEDBYCOUNTLESS
ADULTS.KEYNOTESPEAKERADAM SAVAGEEMPHASIZEDTHATNOTHINGISBEYOND
OURUNDERSTANDING.HEELABORATEDBYTELLINGUSTHATIFSOMEONESAYSTO
YOU“OHYOUWOULDN’TUNDERSTAND,”ITSHOWSTHATTHEYARETHEONESWHO
DO NOTUNDERSTANDBECAUSETHEYSTUMBLEWHENFORCEDTO EXPLAIN
SOMETHINGINAMORECONCISEWAY.
4. A N DR E A H A CK E T T
TALKTOYOURFRIENDS
MINDYKALINGGAVEANINSIGHTINTOTHECREATIVEPROCESSINTHEWRITER’S
ROOM FORTHEMINDYPROJECT,ANDITMADECOMPLETESENSE:AGROUPOF
FRIENDSCHATTINGABOUTTHINGSTHATHAVEHAPPENEDINTHEIRLIFEAND
TRANSFORMINGTHESEANECDOTESINTO STORIES.THEFREEDOM ANDINHIBITION
YOUFEELWHENTALKINGTOYOURFRIENDSCANFUELCREATIVETHINKINGINALL
AREASOFWORKANDLIFE.
5. A N DR E A H A CK E T T
EXPERIMENT
“DON’TDENYPEOPLETHEEXPERIMENTBYONLYTALKINGABOUTTHERESULTS”
EMPHASIZEDDR.NEILDEGRASSETYSON.IFYOURKIDPICKSUPANEGGANDYOU
FEARTHEM DROPPINGIT,LETITPLAYOUTINTOANEXPERIMENT–LETTHEM DROP
THEEGGONTHEKITCHENFLOORANDTHENTEACHTHEM ABOUTTHEBRITTLENESS
OFTHESHELLANDBLOW THEIRMINDBYEXPLAININGTHATTHISCOULDHAVE
DEVEDEVELOPEDINTOACHICKEN.ASADULTSWEARETOO QUICKTOACCEPTWHATWE
ARETOLDISATRUTHORAPROVENRESULT,BUTWEMUSTCONTINUETO EXPLORE,
QUESTIONANDEXPERIMENT.
6. A N DR E A H A CK E T T
TRUSTYOURJUDGMENT
ADAM SAVAGECALLEDTHISONEOFTHEMOSTPROFOUNDSTATEMENTSINTHEART
WORLD:“IDON’TKNOW MUCHABOUTART,BUTIKNOW WHATILIKE.” HEPOINTED
OUTTHATARTMEANSDIFFERENTTHINGSTO DIFFERENTPEOPLEANDWE
SHOULDN’TFEELINTIMIDATEDBY‘EXPERTS’ORREPEATWHATTHEYSAYBECAUSE
THEREISNOWRONGANSWERWHENITCOMESTO INTERPRETINGAPIECEOFART.
THISSHOULDEXTENDINTOALLREALMSOFLIFE–WESHOULDN’TSTAYQUIETOUT
OFFEAROFGIVINGTHEWRONGANSWER.
7. A N DR E A H A CK E T T
TEACHOTHERS
AUSTINKLEONURGEDUSTO SHAREIDEASANDSHOW OURWORKTO OTHER
PEOPLETO BENEFITFROM THEIRKNOWLEDGEANDBUILDUPONTHEORIGINAL
THINKING.HEAPPEALEDTHATTHEMINUTEYOULEARNSOMETHING,YOUSHOULD
TURNAROUNDANDTEACHITTO OTHERSBECAUSETHISSHAREDKNOWLEDGEAND
COLLABORATIONLEADSTOTHEBESTIDEAS.
ANDTO FINISHWITHSOMEWISEWORDSFROM NEILDEGRASSETYSONTO INSPIRE
EXPLORATION:“ONEREASONWESHOULDGOTO SPACE:YOUKNOW THE
DINDINOSAURSWOULDHAVEGONETHEREIFTHEYCOULDHAVE.”