Jay Matthews

The takeaway is that you can take it slow. Creating online, doing your own thing, and dabbling here and there might dramatically expand your possibilities in the future.

I work in a state of passion and frenzy. When I begin a canvas, I obey a physical impulse, a need to act; it’s like a physical discharge.

From Ignorant Militance to Militant Ignorance: To me, however, the most important contribution of the modeling enterprise—as distinct from any particular model, or modeling technique—is that it enforces a scientific habit of mind , which I would characterize as one of militant ignorance—an iron commitment to "I don't know." That is, all scientific... See more

What I’ve seen, over the last 12 years of doing this work, is people discovering that by telling their story and sharing their narrative, no matter how hard it may be, they are helping other people, and in helping other people, they’re healing themselves. And that seems like a physical law of our universe, almost.

An insightful narrative piece that eloquently describes an experience of corporate work that feels alien to the self—and the subsequent break, burnout, and escape to a better way of being.

Persistence, power, or energy, are words we frequently use. I think that's important because you need to ensure the person's going to take many shots on goal. It's just your sense of how formidable they are to you. This may be a question you can ask yourself that reflects that on them. I think Paul Graham originally, Y Combinator, originally said

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