a matryoshka of possibilities
This kind of story sits deeper than any piece of literature or propaganda, deeper than our epic myths or religious texts. It operates at the level of world-shaping that Donella Meadows, one of the pioneers of systems thinking, articulated as the paradigm, which she described as: ‘The shared idea in the minds of society, the great big unstated assum
... See moreJon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
Create Your Own Little World
The most successful people I know live in their own little world.
They’ve programmed their own video game.
It’s addictive. It’s enjoyable. It provides a logical sequence of steps that results in experience. It helps them understand what’s worth paying attention to and what’s worth learning. It is a frame for their mind th... See more
The most successful people I know live in their own little world.
They’ve programmed their own video game.
It’s addictive. It’s enjoyable. It provides a logical sequence of steps that results in experience. It helps them understand what’s worth paying attention to and what’s worth learning. It is a frame for their mind th... See more
Dan Koe • the fastest way to create a new life
All of us live inside our own private versions of the adjacent possible. In our work lives, in our creative pursuits, in the organizations that employ us, in the communities we inhabit—in all these different environments, we are surrounded by potential new configurations, new ways of breaking out of our standard routines.
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
It’s not enough to tell one good story; you have to create an entire world that people can step into, familiarize themselves with, and spend time getting to know. Initially you’ll have to walk them around and show them what’s in your world, but your goal is to familiarize them with your world sufficiently, and motivate them to participate, to the p... See more
Alex Danco • World Building
Imagine creating infinite games as an act of agency. And imagine how the art of creating infinite games might open a way to an even greater art: the art of choosing better futures, thus expressively steering the medium of spacetime and sculpting our agency in it.
Ian Cheng • Emissary's Guide To Worlding
