Natalie Beversluis
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Natalie Beversluis
Rules direct us to average behaviors. If we’re aiming to create works that are exceptional, most rules don’t apply. Average is nothing to aspire to. The goal is not to fit in. If anything, it’s to amplify the differences, what doesn’t fit, the special characteristics unique to how you see the world.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Learn rules to know when to break them
Spirituality and
Spirituality and Sustainability
Concepts and Language
Spirituality is knowing that there's more to our limited idea of ourselves. To realise who we truly are.
Generativity and
Reaching Beyond
Great creative minds] think like artists but work like accountants.”
Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Hmmm. Food for thought.
Words and Reality
The spiritual is real , actually, and it should be taken more seriously than it is. We can give it better grounding and appropriate respect in a framework that can be appreciated even by rationalists.
eigenrobot • the map is of the territory
Saturn - binding and support
“Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides." — Rita Mae Brown
If you’re bilingual or ever had to “code switch” based on your social context, you know Rita is right. This isn't just about swapping words; it's about inhabiting a completely different reality. This phenomenon, which linguists call the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis or "
readwise.io • Value Creation Is Art, Not War- Why Leaders Should Rethink Their Business Metaphors to Increase Upside
Words and Reality
Generativity and
Competing against AI?