Share your ideas with the world
5. Giving Ideas Away to Make Room for New Ones
One idea that resonated with attendees was something I learned from Marvin Minsky— that the purpose of having an idea is to give it away. Many of us hold onto ideas tightly, but there’s freedom in sharing and knowing that, as hybrids, we can always find another spark. Each idea we put out there has the... See more
One idea that resonated with attendees was something I learned from Marvin Minsky— that the purpose of having an idea is to give it away. Many of us hold onto ideas tightly, but there’s freedom in sharing and knowing that, as hybrids, we can always find another spark. Each idea we put out there has the... See more
John Maeda • Embracing the Hybrid Path: Reflections on Creativity, Career, and Resilience
When you encounter a new idea, you change, and so the world changes. When you share an idea with another, they change. When you create a new idea, you restructure the ecological space of ideas itself. At each of these steps, the material world has changed, because ideas and people are part of the world. And when your ideas change so too does your e... See more
eigenrobot • the map is of the territory
A person can have the greatest idea in the world but if they can't convince enough other people, it doesn't matter.
The impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you.”
Stephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
There’s an audience out there that will appreciate your work. Whether that audience is big or small is anyone’s guess, but if you’re chasing numbers, you might not ever find that audience.
The purpose of knowledge is to be shared. What’s the point of knowing something if it doesn’t positively impact anyone, not even yourself?
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
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