Creative Process
Consumption that does not eventually turn to creation ends in a kind of restless depression
I am homesick for a world that never existed. https://t.co/ruENi7Ha3n
โThe 4 qualities of a great career:
Answer in reverse order:
- I enjoy it
- Iโm good at it
- I make good money
- Iโm around fascinating people
Answer in reverse order:
- Where are fascinating people?
- In what ways can I make money with them?
- Which ones am I good at?
- Which ones do I enjoy?โ
3-2-1: Two steps for better results, the qualities of a great career, and how to handle good luck
i think maybe a useful tool for working is; whenever i start believing things are impossible, i am simply tired and need rest. i can begin again when i have the energy to believe in possibilities. i am not a negative person, i am just exhausted.
sometimes people ask something like โdo you think this could work?โ and I sorta waffle around on it
but I realize my truer answer is something like: itโll probably work IF *you* believe it will work and *you* commit to making it work for 7+ years
"Meaning is not something you stumble across, like the answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt. Meaning is something you build into your life. You build it out of your own past, out of your affections and loyalties, out of the experience of humankind as it is passed on to you, out of your own talent and understanding, out of the things y... See more
Personal Renewal
Books you read are sending you input. Your friends modeling behaviors for you. Newspapers. Tools. People you follow on Twitter. The architecture of a Gothic church beaming serenity into youโthat is input too.
At the same time, you are also sending output to other nodes. Now, I am sending these ideas into my pocket notebook, which will send them to m... See more
At the same time, you are also sending output to other nodes. Now, I am sending these ideas into my pocket notebook, which will send them to m... See more