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updated 9h ago
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It’s easy to put all of this kind of thing off. There are loads of things — both serious and small — that we end up doing first. This is more true for some people than others. People with caring responsibilities. People working two jobs. Lots of women. Sometimes, that is just what’s required, and that’s okay. But we can’t ignore the fact that we ca
... See moreKeely Adler added 7mo ago
People who just talk about themselves tend to be boring. People who let slip something about themselves while talking about something that excites them are invariably fascinating.
Keely Adler added 7mo ago
The act of writing is helpful and doing it in public even more so. Regular writing, even for an audience of one, makes curiosity a habit, not a personality type.
Keely Adler added 7mo ago
Juxtaposition works. So mix things up. Pursue more than one interest. Stick things that look different next to each other. Move things around. Make something a fixed point and move other ideas/objects/pictures around it to see what happens. Make your interests messy. This is how slow hunches happen. It’s also a really good creative shortcut.
Keely Adler added 7mo ago
It’s not about making yourself interesting. It’s about making the world interesting. And that means developing skills and habits around ideas, creativity and communication. It’s a tiny superpower. It gives you a lift. And it’s a tiny spice. It makes everything tastier.
Keely Adler added 7mo ago
the best, most interesting ideas and possibilities emerge from conversation and exchange. From planting seeds in other people’s soil.
Keely Adler added 7mo ago
Noticing is good. Storing and remembering what you’ve noticed is great. It turns your noticing into research. You’ll remember more of what you’ve noticed. You’ll collide ideas together, which will multiply the value of everything. And you’ll learn something about yourself, your own passions and interests.
Keely Adler added 7mo ago
That’s the essence of all this. I write in a notebook every day. But I almost never go back and look at what I wrote. Writing in a notebook is about transferring things from the world to your brain, not to your notebook. Your notebook is a lens for looking at the world, not a box to keep it in.
Keely Adler added 7mo ago
Writing in a notebook is about transferring things from the world to your brain, not to your notebook.
Matt Klein added 8mo ago