Jake
@jake
writer, creative programmer, running Printernet and trying to make the internet more interesting.
Jake
jakeweber.net
What are you good at? What could you be the best at? What makes you happy? What excites you? What makes you feel accomplished and good about yourself? What are you most proud of having accomplished in your life? Can you repeat this or further develop it? What do you enjoy sharing or experiencing with other people?
The most important active step you can take to cultivate your curiosity is probably to seek out the topics that engage it. Few adults are equally curious about everything, and it doesn't seem as if you can choose which topics interest you. So it's up to you to
find
them. Or invent them, if necessary.
find
them. Or invent them, if necessary.
Paul Graham • How to Think for Yourself
work and Great reading
"What a story is “about” is to be found in the curiosity it creates in us, which is a form of caring." - George Saunders
One of the first things I ask people is “what have you tried?” Would you be surprised to learn that most have tried nothing?
- Paraphrased from a Tweet I saw
“Bring together things that have not yet been brought together and did not seem predisposed to be so.”
― Robert Bresson, Notes on the Cinematographer