I know a few things, but I still got a lot to learn.
Inspiration for, and reflections on, a life well led.
I know a few things, but I still got a lot to learn.
“Problems don’t impede progress. Problems are the conduit of progress. No problems, no progress. That is why I reject utopia, because there are no problems there.” Kevin Kelly
Students at NYU asked the creators of South Park the million-dollar question:
“What makes a good story?”
They gave one of the best explanations of story I’ve heard:
“If we can take the beats of your outline, and the words ‘and then’ belong between those beats… yo... See more
Nathan Baughx.comsometimes “…and but.”
sometimes “…and therefore.”
but never “…and then.”
Genius.
I’m increasingly convinced, then, that the next big vector for inequality is around this most fundamental of human capabilities. The elites are going to reclaim the ability to chain together more than three thoughts in succession before reaching for a device.
“You’re probably wondering what we’re trying to do. It’s hard to say. We hope that we have something here... We’ve been working quite hard at it. We hope you can dig it.
To describe it any further would be difficult without sounding like bullshit.”
- Rolling Stone, Vol. 1, No. 1
Often during busy days, breathing becomes shallow, using only the top part of the lungs. But the best oxygen exchange happens at the bases of your lungs.
Every time I cut something, I'll never delete it. I just copy and paste it under a line at the bottom of the document. That's how I know I'm making progress – the graveyard gets larger and larger and the only things that are left alive are the things I didn't think I should kill.
Alex Dobrenko` • If It Scares Me, There's Probably Something There
Nice idea for copywriting - same as graveyards in ppt.
