I just started reading Work the System by Sam Carpenter this morning and although I’m not even past the introduction, I’ve already taken great value from it just from this quote: “Stop agonizing about how this isn’t the way it should be, accept that this is the way it is , and put all of your energy into making it what you want it to be.” It resonated so much with me that I decided it would be the perfect kick in the pants to get my thing-a-day creation challenge off the ground, which was inspired by my inspiring friend Dave, who made a bunch of awesome stuff every day last November.