inspire
everything i touch turns into me
“I know a lot of people who make things who don’t stand proudly by their stuff,” Tyler says. “I don’t know if they’re too cool or they don’t want to look thirsty, but they’ll put a song out once on their stories — and that’s it.... See more
"You went through something. You figured something out in a structured format. You recorded it. Not just one take. Parts
Rethinking the unbearable weight of self-promotion
A lion is fully capable of capturing, killing, and eating a field mouse. But it turns out that the energy required to do so exceeds the caloric content of the mouse itself. So a lion that spent its day hunting and eating field mice would slowly starve to death. A lion can’t live on field mice. A lion needs antelope. Antelope are big animals. They
... See moreThe opposite of anxiety isn’t calmness; it’s creativity.
The ‘Brave’ Gremlin
this! cheatcode
When someone responds in a way you didn’t expect, ask them, “What did you hear me say?” Most of the time, the other person heard something incorrect. Follow up with “I’m glad I asked; let me try that again.”
Superhuman
