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When our curiosity is triggered, we think more deeply and rationally about decisions and come up with more-creative solutions.
Exploration often involves questioning the status quo and doesn’t always produce useful information. But it also means not settling for the first poss
Embracing Curiosity : Nurture curiosity as the key driver of great work. Use curiosity to choose fields, explore gaps, and drive progress. Paul Graham
Do not be distracted by surfaces; it is in the depths that all laws obtain.
“I don’t really pursue a destination,” he said. “I pursue a direction.”
Robin Williams - I used to think that the worst thing in life is to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make
Elimination solves many problems. For one, you won't have to do the thing you eliminate. But also, you free up time, attention, and resources to do a
Writing is a great way to excavate an emotional reaction and find the why behind it.
Metamorphic words…attempt to change the author in unpredictable ways, which you can think of as an intrinsic reward of sorts…If you don’t like, or are
all serious intellectual work happens on the page, and we shouldn’t pretend otherwise. If you want to contribute to the world of ideas, if you want to
Because we learn through experience. Not incidentally, the capacity to learn from real world experiences is a hard and permanent difference between hu
At its best, cultural criticism is love and art that exists to give love to other expressions of art. It's beautiful in its indulgence.
In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgm
Remember, there is a difference between a critic and someone offering a critique. The critic will level judgments against your writing, your chances o
‘Blog posts’ might be the answer. But I have read blogs for many years and most blog posts are the triumph of the hare over the tortoise. They are mea
I like the idea that, at the end of the day, it’s the reader who generates the book’s meaning as much as the writer, and it’s the writer’s job to star
One of the shifts in understanding I seek for students is for them to realize that bad sentences are not (primarily) a writing skill issue, but rather
“I consider myself or I think what I'm projecting to my kids is a liberal father. I want to come across as somebody who's approachable to them. I enjo
“It was quite an emotional and impulsive decision not long after Charlie was born, and I almost resented it for a few years there, you know. There was
Our children don't listen to us. Hell no. They watch. True. Depending on your approach to parenting, you constantly having to act and operate a certai
“I think the most distinctive thing that will mark your journey is the nature of your child. I have given birth to two very different humans. The rele
A great storyteller creates a movie in the minds of the audience.
Storytelling is not about a roller-coaster ride of excitement. It’s about bridging the gap between you and another person by creating a space of authe
“I realised that the storytelling was what built the brand and the storytelling is what keeps the brand so close to its customer now.” Tarryn Gill on
A slower approach to work is not only feasible, but is likely superior to the ad hoc pseudo-productivity that dictates the professional lives of so ma
Give yourself enough time to produce something great, but not unlimited time. Focus on creating something good enough to catch the attention of those
Journaling is the practice of self-discovery by writing to yourself.
Journaling is and has long been a path to self-awareness. It’s a way to understand who we are now and who we’ve been. It’s how we discover who we hope
Writing in a journal will help you connect the dots of your journey. It’s a way of keeping track of your thoughts, a tool for seeing and understanding
