Flow
The ultimate competitive advantage is loving what you do. In the long run, it’s hard to beat someone who loves the game.
Kyle Tibbittsx.comImagine an old prospector, with his burro, traveling through the mountains. He’s looking for gold. He has learned to read the story of the rocks and streams. He searches for signs, and follows where they lead. He pans in the streams. Occasionally he finds some gold. It’s possible one day he may strike it rich. But he’s not living in the future. The... See more
Dave Gray • Monday memo #71
Instead of asking yourself what you are passionate about, try using the following 4 territories to guide your career design decisions. As you answer these questions, you might start to see areas of overlap—these are the most promising directions to go in!
To make it simple, let’s call these territories The Four Cs. They are Curiosity, Creative... See more
To make it simple, let’s call these territories The Four Cs. They are Curiosity, Creative... See more
Avoiding the passion trap
The concept that sits right at the heart of a sane and meaningful life, I’m increasingly convinced, is something like aliveness. It goes by other names, too, none of which quite nail it – but it’s the one thing that, so long as you navigate by it, you’ll never go too far wrong. Sometimes it feels like a subtle electrical charge behind what’s
... See moreEven a few hours of playing — that’s the operative verb — with AI reveals something that fearful critiques from a distance seems to miss. The primary mood of the medium is playfulness. The message of the medium, at its current stage of evolution at least, is let’s play.
AI is a ludic technology.
I haven’t had this much fun with a new technology... See more
AI is a ludic technology.
I haven’t had this much fun with a new technology... See more
Texts as Toys
The tactical game is what happens when you sit down to actually do your craft. This largely involves discovering a state of flow, where you are not thinking too much about your actions and feeling a natural enjoyment as you progress. The main way I’ve found to achieve flow is to work on something I naturally enjoy, to force past the hurdle of... See more
Scott Stevenson • How to Finally Make Something
If you’re constantly fleeing friction, you’re dying.
There’s no hope for a fruitful existence if you refuse to face the inevitable uncertainties of life. The more we shield ourselves from uncertainty, the more vulnerable we become. Each safeguard deepens the very void we seek to escape.
There’s no hope for a fruitful existence if you refuse to face the inevitable uncertainties of life. The more we shield ourselves from uncertainty, the more vulnerable we become. Each safeguard deepens the very void we seek to escape.
Poetic Outlaws • The Comfortable Life Is Killing You
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