current motivations
Oliver Burkeman's Last Column: The Eight Secrets to a (Fairly) Fulfilled Life
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Been feeling this deeply lately: complaining is boring. Being a critic is easy; building, reframing, offering solutions is the real work.
But if you have the courage to make art, then find the courage to frame your art as well
What does it take to move a show from Off-Broadway to Broadway within months?
At one point during the panel, I said the fact that I am a woman is — I think — the least interesting thing about me, and that I would love us to collectively reach a point where that was reflected in the external world
I Don't Think We're Living in The Handmaid's Tale
The calvary isn’t coming.
You don’t need the calvary.
The calvary is kind of all over the place and they are a bit useless.
You are the power. You are the source. You have agency. You have the ability to create and connect on your own incredibly powerful terms.
Artists need to realise that it’s YOU. You have the power.
You don’t need the calvary.
The calvary is kind of all over the place and they are a bit useless.
You are the power. You are the source. You have agency. You have the ability to create and connect on your own incredibly powerful terms.
Artists need to realise that it’s YOU. You have the power.
I went on one of the biggest podcast in the world
Time is the best editor.
If you have it, time is the easiest trick for self-editing. Simply put your work away long enough so when you come back to it you can see it with fresh eyes.
Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes,
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