Brandon Dang

I could experience the vibrancy of my local coffee shop as just an aesthetic, or I could experience it as a hive of fellow humans buzzing with energy, conversations, and dreams. Even if I have my noise cancelling headphones on, I could choose to tune into this energy as something I am part of and be deeply grateful for that.

There is no other way work of artistic worth can be done. And the occasional success, to the striver, is worth everything. The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.

Antimemetic World Is A Fun Place to Explore Ideas

I want to keep writing books. I want to keep showing up here. I want to keep exploring ideas. Nadia’s book has helped me develop a more coherent understanding of what I enjoy about ideas. I enjoy ideas that people don’t like talking about. I like the uncomfortable truths. I like the scary questions.... See more