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Tom Hanks is one of the most beloved and respected actors in Hollywood. With a career spanning decades, he has brought warmth, humor, and depth to every role, making him a true cinematic icon.
From Forrest Gump to Saving Private Ryan to Cast Away, his performances are known for their emotional authenticity and... See more
instagram.com... See moreWorking with one’s door closed lets you get more work done per year than if you had an open door, but I have observed repeatedly that later those with the closed doors, while working just as hard as others, seem to work on slightly the wrong problems, while those who have let their door stay open get less work done but tend to work on
Adjacent possible: The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the present state of things, a map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself. As Steven notes, the adjacent possible“captures both the limits and the creative potential of change and innovation.”
I think of art as a message in a bottle that I’m sending out there. These are all the things that make me feel vulnerable and human and this is a secret I’m going to whisper into it. And I’m going to send it out into the sea, and hopefully somebody’s going to come back and say, “Me too,” waving from another island.
In order for me to hopefully find... See more
In order for me to hopefully find... See more
Yulin Kuang, On getting things done, Creative Independent.
How to focus your message into a reach.
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is... See more
Shrinking the gap between the idea and the realization of the idea
Agency is about our capacity to act, to desire something and move towards it, to experience our own power having tangible effect in the world. It is kind of just Free Will?
It feels like:
A very deep breath and the aliveness you feel after
Breakthrough
A warmth like pride in the chest
Mag... See more
Agency is about our capacity to act, to desire something and move towards it, to experience our own power having tangible effect in the world. It is kind of just Free Will?
It feels like:
A very deep breath and the aliveness you feel after
Breakthrough
A warmth like pride in the chest
Mag... See more
inspiration to continue showing up. you cannot achieve artistic autonomy without agency
How to write a story your readers can't put down:
Use the ABDCE framework.
It's in countless classics, from Romeo and Juliet to The Great Gatsby.
Here's how it works (every writer should know this): https://t.co/5Epln3O2Qu