Matt Little

the older i get, the more i think real ideas don’t come from chasing. they come from collisions, the moment your particular psychology meets the world’s particular need at the exact right time.

Both Cluely and Sky High reflect different expressions of troupe economies of scale. One relies on speed and the distribution of spectacle to capture attention. The other uses collaboration and care to build long-term systems. Neither path is inherently better, nor do they signal fixed values. Instead, they reflect different rhythms and strategies,... See more

She asked what I thought, and I said I feel a kinda heavy optimism about the future, and that it’s probably not all bad. She didn’t text me back.

When I began my path as a musician seeking world rock and roll domination, artists and brands were not to play together. To compromise your art by mixing it with advertising would be a dilution of your creativity at best and a betrayal of the counterculture at worst. Artists and brands were oil and water, church and state. Punk against... See more

Charlie Munger famously said, “Show me a man’s incentives, and I will show you his outcomes.” It’s a line that gets quoted endlessly in business schools and boardrooms, usually with knowing nods about how perfectly it captures human behavior. And it’s true—incentives are powerful predictors of what people will do.

But here’s what doesn’t get quoted:... See more

God is Change, And in the end, God prevails. But meanwhile… Kindness eases Change. Love quiets fear. And a sweet and powerful Positive obsession Blunts pain, Diverts rage, And engages each of us In the greatest, The most intense Of our chosen struggles