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AJ Tibando

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When I started writing, my sister gave me this advice:

“Don’t tell people what to think, why it matters or what they should do about it - just tell them your story. Talk about what you learned but don’t tell them what they should learn. They’ll either learn it by listening or aren’t interested in learning. And if they’re not interested, ... See more

everything is an app, or a protocol, or a service. nothing is a discovery, or an experiment, or a challenge.

“The Butterfly’s brain,

the size of a grain of salt,

guides her to Mexico.”

-Jim Harrison

My favorite question to ask anytime I'm talking to a customer, a new company, or an expert in an area I'm trying to learn about:

"What should I be asking you that I'm not?"

It is surprising how often there is entirely different topic or line of questioning that I didn't know enough to ask about.

He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.– Jean-Luc Godard

I’ve learned (sometimes the hard way) that the ability to demand creativity, impact, and control isn’t just about wanting it—it’s about earning it.

We chase the philosophy of ‘love what you do’ without first becoming great at what we do. But true freedom comes from mastery.

The moment you shift from ‘what this job is giving me?’ to ‘what am I bringin... See more

Artists need to commit to a creative life more than painting. Philosophers need to commit to the pursuit of wisdom more than studying Nietzsche or Hegel. Designers need to commit to designing their world more than choosing between Graphic Design or Web Design. It’s about committing to one holistic direction whilst making sure that it awakens the li... See more

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.

—St. Francis of Assisi

the primary concern of the writer should revolve around the aesthetic elements of the work which are ultimately a way of containing / directing what emerges from the darkness of the writers interior.

lately I’ve been thinking of great writing as work that emerges from a very distinctive, very deep subjectivity; and “craft” is about finding the ideal... See more