Hip is short-term, earnest is long term
Hip? Earnest? What is behind your mask?
I’ll take an earnest person over a hip person every time, because hip is short-term. Earnest is long-term.
Earnestness is highly underestimated. It comes from the core, while hip is trying to impress you with the surface.
“Hip” people love parodies. But there’s no such thing as a timeless parody, is there? I have more respect for the earnest guy who does something that can last for generations, and that hip people feel the need to parody.
by Randy Pausch(October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008)
from The Last Lecture
Chapter: Earnest Is Better Than Hip
Image – LollyKnit
December 16th, 2009 at 5:07 am
I’m busy reading his book
He was an amazing man.
December 16th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Sometimes I listen to him on YouTube when I’m stuck – and then I forget why I thought I was stuck.
January 24th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Just wanted to say thanks for this
January 25th, 2010 at 1:20 am
You’re welcome
June 24th, 2010 at 8:20 am
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