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Scrap paper

Published: Sunday, 31 March 2013

I write all my blog posts on scrap paper.

I printed so many speeches last year that I have all these A4 scrap sheets of paper that just have printing on the one side.

I hate to waste.

And so I try to use all my scrap paper.

Writing my blogs on scrap paper takes the pressure off me to write brilliant blog posts and instead just gives me the freedom to freestyle.

I can always edit later.

And if I had to make myself only write brilliant things, then I would never get any work done ever.

Freestyle leads to creativity though and brilliance stems from creativity.

Give yourself the freedom to explore without pressure, and you may stumble upon brilliance.

And even if you don't achieve brilliance, at least you'll have done something.

About Me

Marita ChengForbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.

I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.

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