breathe, pause, live a little
Look at nature itself. Trees don't apologise for shedding their leaves. Bears don't feel guilty about hibernating. The moon doesn't try to stay full all month. Yet we've convinced ourselves that constant output, constant consumption, constant "productivity" is the only way forward.
It’s madness.
It’s madness.
The Noetic Spiral
As individuals, if we want to be creative, we need to give ourselves space to play and experiment without a set agenda. Amos Tversky famously said that the secret to doing good work is being a little unemployed so you always have hours in the day to waste as you wish. During that wasted time, you’ll likely have your best, most creative ideas.
“Jootsing”: The Key to Creativity
Banker and archaeologist John Lubbock on the value of downtime:
"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time."
"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time."
3-2-1: On the surprising path to success, the value of downtime, and how parenting changes you
happy new year to my fellow moseyers, time disobedients, and meanders 🪩☘️🍭🪸🌟 may you come into 2025 on the timeline that holds you with the most ease.
instagram.com“People get drunk on the idea of needing to know every little thing that happened right now: just pull to refresh!” he said. “But I think the single best way to hedge against burning out on the news is to have a more dedicated reading experience.
“We really need to find places to stop and take a break on the internet.”
“We really need to find places to stop and take a break on the internet.”
How to stay sane *AND* informed
Before we can move forward, we have to make space for what’s ending and sit in the uncertainty that follows. That uncomfortable, in-between space—the neutral zone, the abyss—isn’t a problem to solve. It’s where change and realignment happens.
Sitting in lostness can feel excruciating for ambitious types who are so used to doing. But when you’re lost... See more
Sitting in lostness can feel excruciating for ambitious types who are so used to doing. But when you’re lost... See more
If we set out to ask a question and rush to answer it, we haven't allowed the question to hang suspended over the void, We haven't listened.
Open-endedness creates the space for a response to come. Let's call this space a "pause." The pause is not only the secret of knowing yourself, it is the secret of all healing. Within the pause, the response fi... See more
Open-endedness creates the space for a response to come. Let's call this space a "pause." The pause is not only the secret of knowing yourself, it is the secret of all healing. Within the pause, the response fi... See more
Nobody performs well when stretched in a half dozen directions