Inspiration
the world contains many kinds of infinities and so much nonsense, that when you find something that means something in this chaos, realize what incredible luck it is to encounter something so so rare and beautiful.
kerls • #021 - luck in infinities
Author E.B. White once captured the essence of why. “I wake up in the morning unsure of whether I want to savor the world or save the world,” White said , “This makes it hard to plan the day.”
Ben Casnocha • 10,000 Hours With Reid Hoffman: What I Learned
“Our job in this lifetime is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it.” - Steven Pressfield
Too often, we think of notebooks as a way-station: a necessary stop en-route to the perfected, polished work of art. But what if the notebook is the work of art? What if the process of taking notes is the point?
Doing mind vs. Being mind
The best writing prompt for when I'm stuck is simply "be more honest".
Work backwards from the emotion you're trying to create in the reader. Then let the structure follow.
