Jesse Burkunk
@jburkunk
Strategist in media and culture, a kind of chef, collector of adventurous music and good recipes. Plays music machines and cycles long distances for fun.
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In ancient Greek, the word "chaos" (Χάος) didn’t have today’s connotations of disorder and confusion. Depending on who you asked, Chaos was:
It was only around 700 years later, when the Roman poet Ovid described Chaos as "a sh... See more
- A void (or “chasm”)
- Some sort of dwelling place
- The female force of creation
- The son of Chronos (the embodiment of linear time)
It was only around 700 years later, when the Roman poet Ovid described Chaos as "a sh... See more
Why chaos is good, actually
1. Strategy isn’t a plan.
2. It’s a provocation.
3. A story about a future you’re willing to bet on.
4. It’s not prediction.
5. It’s preparation.
6. Slide decks don’t move people.
7. Artifacts do.
8. Prototypes do.
9. Worlds implied and imbued in an implication of a thing you can see, touch, and test.
10. When I try to make sense of an idea I have, one that... See more
2. It’s a provocation.
3. A story about a future you’re willing to bet on.
4. It’s not prediction.
5. It’s preparation.
6. Slide decks don’t move people.
7. Artifacts do.
8. Prototypes do.
9. Worlds implied and imbued in an implication of a thing you can see, touch, and test.
10. When I try to make sense of an idea I have, one that... See more
Strategy Is Not A Plan
Time exists in order that everything doesn't happen all at once... and space exists so that it doesn't all happen to you. — Susan Sontag
Come From Away/Pocket radio/True country sizes
When you're dealing with something difficult, try zooming out and imagining it happening to a character in a movie. Instead of being stuck in the pain of the moment, see it as part of a bigger narrative that you're detached from.
Our attention is sacred. It’s an act of worship in itself. An act of spiritual, mental, and emotional formation. When you give something your attention – a movie, a conversation, a project at work – you’re declaring it the most important thing in your life. It may sound dramatic, but at its core, it’s true. When you pay attention to something, you’... See more
Grace Capobianco • What We Talk About When We Talk About God
Subtle shifts in language can sometimes have surprising consequences. The language of attention seems particularly loaded with economic and value-oriented metaphors, such as when we speak of paying attention or imagine our attention as a scarce resource we must either waste or horde. However, to my ears, the related language of attending to the wor... See more