conversational creativity

13 Creative Commandments:

1. Talent is an important differentiator, but talent needs to put in the hours to excel.

2. Question everything. Question what is good, what is bad, why you like or don't like something. It's more important than ever in an algorithmic industry to play by your own rules.

3. Stand by the work that you make. Do not place

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The current scientific consensus isn't truth. It's a temporary agreement among specialists working within shared assumptions. Scientific dogma that excludes uncomfortable or challenging ideas isn't science at all—it's intellectual cowardice. True scientific inquiry requires us to investigate even those phenomena that challenge our fundamental... See more

A conversation’s trajectory shapes not just what is said, but what becomes possible to say, in turn.

one thing that is truly lifechanging is seeing precisely how haters, hecklers, etc are part of the theatre production. they are a part of the show

One thing I know about writing is that you do not have to be in the mood to do it. Being in the mood to write, like being in the mood to make love, is a luxury that isn’t necessary in a long-term relationship. Just as the first caress can lead to a change of heart, the first sentence, however tentative and awkward, can lead to a desire to go just a

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Great conversations give us this gift: we receive more than we sought.

We find ourselves saying things we didn't know we knew, wanting things we didn’t know we wanted, becoming someone we didn’t yet know we could be. The path matters because the path changes us, and in changing us, it changes where we can go next.

There is a Tibetan form of spiritual hyperstition that is more powerful than any of the modern day forms.

It works by living and believing as if you have already awakened to the ultimate truth of reality.

Tibetan Buddhists mastered this technique hundreds of years ago.

In their “pure vision” practice, they spend all day everyday playing the role of an... See more

Ray Bradbury talks about the importance of not thinking when he is writing. He says that when he arrives at the typewriter, his task is to be living. To let his soul pour out onto the page. To quiet the mind and let his body do the talking. Then, he checks his work afterwards using the mind as a ‘corrective force’ to refine. But he uses the body to... See more