Jacob Sam-La Rose
@jacobsamlarose
Jacob Sam-La Rose
- James Turrell took inspiration from astronomy and perceptual psychology. Coco Chanel was most influenced by nuns and religious symbols. David Adjaye drew from Yoruban sculpture, and Steve Jobs from Zen Buddhism and calligraphy. We could continue this list forever, but that’s not the point. The point is to look outside the confines of our industry t... See more
from Optimizing for Feelings by browsercompany.substack.com
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Do you find emotional stability is necessary in order to write? Or can you get to work whatever your state of mind? Is your mood reflected in what you write? How do you describe that perfect state in which you can write from early morning into the afternoon?OATES:
One must be pitiless about this matter of “mood.” In a sense, the writing- “The majority of my buddies are not in the business. I also love not working. And I think for me a lot of research as an actor is just fucking living , and, you know, having a normal life doing regular things and just being able to observe, and be , in that sort of lovely flow of humanity.
from Cillian Murphy Is the Man of the Moment by Daniel Riley
- Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else but grass is green where you water it, remember that.
- "Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others."
~ Picassofrom Tweet by Poetic Outlaws
- Media sites like Reddit, Twitter, and HackerNews are entropic, optimized for novelty, and “random”: the user is pulled into several different directions that limit their ability to progress at any one thing
from Legacy Media Is Lying To You - Balaji Srinivasan | Modern Wisdom Podcast 519 by Balaji S. Srinivasan
As generative AI gets better at producing content, it’s important to remember that creativity is about far more than the outcome. The striking and wondrous thing about creativity is its mysterious seeds of origin.
from Creating in The Era of Creative Confidence by Scott Belsky
