conversational creativity
creativity is but an unfolding conversation
conversational creativity
When I watch a Miyazaki film I can’t help but think about his attunement to the world, the presence it requires to transmute the real world into a fantastical one. That’s the interesting contradiction of writers and artists, I suppose: alienation is a necessity, but so is participation. The point of getting better is to be more in the world.
the hero's journey sometimes gets formulated as "you must go into the unknown, & bring something back"
I think there's a second, overlooked way: "you must go into the unknown - & bring others with you."
some people never 'come back' - they discover somewhere new & stay there
I think there's a second, overlooked way: "you must go into the unknown - & bring others with you."
some people never 'come back' - they discover somewhere new & stay there
Rudra Dakini • Tweet
i cannot overstate how big the difference is between
a - learning a map, then venturing into the territory, and
b - venturing through the territory, then finding out there are maps
a - learning a map, then venturing into the territory, and
b - venturing through the territory, then finding out there are maps
Rudra Dakini • Tweet
Resonance is feeling understood. It is improvization, banter, a jamming session. You’re playing music with others and they are building on it.
Shreyas Hariharan • The Goal is Resonance | Shreyas Hariharan
“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
-John Steinbeck
A good conversation is an act of joint exploration. Somebody floats a half-formed idea. Somebody else seizes on the nub of the idea, plays with it, offers her own perspective based on her own memories, and floats it back so the other person can respond. A good conversation sparks you to have thoughts you never had before. A good conversation starts
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Only dead things are certain. Everything that is alive dances in different degrees of uncertainty.
from laura cincera on twitter - tweet