Karim Rashid's Manifestos

The one manifesto that spoke to me was "Experience is the most important part of living, and the exchange of ideas and human contact is all life really is. Space and objects can encourage increased experiences or distract from our experiences." This spoke to me because I think a lot of people get caught up with trivial things in life, like what trends are fashionable and what size television is the best. All that really matter is the moments people share with each other. If you aren't out there experiencing life, you're going to look back upon your life with regret.

My manifestos would be:

1. Find a job you enjoy and do it.

2. Travel the world when you're young because you won't be able to get around as easily when you're old.

3. Be open to a career path that you didn't consider before--you might end up really enjoying it or it could lead you to something better.

4. Live in the moment--taking pictures of every moment of your life is great, but if you focus too much on getting a photo, you'll miss out on a lot. 

5. Play an instrument--it takes determination, helps inspire creativity, and allows you to see the beauty in all types of music.

6. Keep a journal--you'll want to look back on all of your memories because you'll forget a lot of them as you get older. Also, feelings and experiences that you wrote down can help you get creative ideas.

7. Take advice from other people--sometimes others will give you the best ideas because they have an impartial opinion.

8. Be organized in your own way--although I am extremely neat and clean, that type of organization might not work for someone else. Find an organizational system that suits your lifestyle and use it. It will help facilitate creativity.

9. Surround yourself with a diverse group of friends--having friends who are all the same can cause you t get stuck with boring ideas. By having a variety of different types of friends, you'll be inspired in countless different ways.

10. Don't give up on your dreams--although you might have to have a boring job to make money, keep trying to achieve your dreams on the side and in your spare time. Although nothing might come of it, you'd regret it if you just gave up.