Ideas I want to write about
People talk about ai missing a “soul,” when what it’s really missing is a body. A biological one with a beginning, a middle, and an end.
When evaluating a company, one of my favorite questions to ask is whether it has an aesthetic.
We don’t talk about aesthetics as the highest form of brand or story or a reflection of team cohesion, because investing on “vibes” or “look” or “mood” is very frowned upon. Even using it as a data point is beaten out of... See more
Katherine Boylex.com“It is a joy to be hidden,” wrote Winnicott of the struggles of such children, “but disaster not to be found.”
Mark Epstein • The Trauma of Everyday Life
the best storytellers understand that an essential part of their craft is knowing how to pack maximal meaning into minimal words.
The 'Atomic' Secret of the World's Greatest Writers
Often we fail to improve our lives simply because things don't get bad enough. If your new job is hell, you’ll leave it, but if it’s just unsatisfying, you’ll likely grind it out. Thus, small problems often threaten our quality of life more than big ones.
Gurwinder • 25 Useful Ideas for 2025
One of our great fears – which haunts us when we go into the world and socialise with others – is that we may, in our hearts, be really rather boring.
But the good news is that no one is ever truly boring. They are only in danger of coming across as such when they either fail to understand their deeper selves or don’t dare (or know how) to... See more
But the good news is that no one is ever truly boring. They are only in danger of coming across as such when they either fail to understand their deeper selves or don’t dare (or know how) to... See more
Fwd: Are You Boring?
To those who believe their story is boring…
I find myself drawn to literature more now than in the past; not the individual works as much as the idea of literature—the heroic effort and nobility of our human desire to make beauty of our minds—which moves me to tears, and I have to brush them away, quickly, before anyone notices.