favourite questions
what questions guide your life?
favourite questions
How do I get comfortable with discomfort? How do I coax my risk averse nature to take a leap of faith?
Not be afraid of tools and techniques, to trust learn them along the wat
A first step is to entertain possible selves:29 identify some people you admire within or outside your field, and observe what they actually do at work day by day. A second step is to develop hypotheses about how these paths might align with your own interests, skills, and values. A third step is to test out the different identities by running
... See moreAdam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
moments of silence, vaccum, being idle - in this overstimulated world
you should collect whatever you fancy. And some things are obvious: images, quotes, facts. But there are non-obvious things that will come in handy one day. Analogies, metaphors, ideas, models, assumptions, habits, patterns, vibes, objects that express ideas, images that evoke occasions, things you don’t understand yet but that you feel will mean
... See moreRussell Davies • Do Interesting: Notice. Collect. Share. (Do Books Book 36)
Developing taste is an exercise in vulnerability: it requires you to trust your instincts and preferences, even when they don’t align with current trends or the tastes of your peers. Because while having taste is cool, taste itself reflects a certain type of uncool earnestness – a commitment to one’s own obsessions and quirks.
Elizabeth Goodspeed on the Importance of Taste – And How to Acquire It
learn when to let go of the project
Asking:
is the guide to deciding how far to take particular techniques or studies, and which to take up next.
What do I need to do, or to understand, to live with greater gusto and wider vision?
is the guide to deciding how far to take particular techniques or studies, and which to take up next.
The power of an attitude | Vividness
How do I propel my creativity?
How do I create more than I consume?