Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Kurt Vonnegut, wrote that one of the flaws in the human character “is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.”
John Green • The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
Tovah treated him to the smile she once bestowed upon the creative writing professor who told her that some people were meant to write poetry and others, like Tovah, to treasure it.
Sam Lipsyte • The Fun Parts
Zuiker’s efforts point toward a definition of meaningful and valuable work that doesn’t require a frenetic busyness. Its magic instead becomes apparent at longer timescales, emanating from a pace that seems, in comparison with the relentless demands of high-tech pseudo-productivity, to be, for lack of a better word, almost slow.
Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
A Productive Member Of Society in my own weird way, a Real Artist.
Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I learned to stop worrying and let people help
Craig Mod • Looking Closely Is Everything
“I used to tell this story, about my theory of fucks. The theory goes like so: you are born with so many fucks to give. However many you’ve got is all there is; they are like eggs, that way. Some of us are born with quite a lot, some with less, but none of us knows how many we have. […]
I still tell this story but I’ve changed it somewhat. Like most
experience
Craig Mod • Post-Artifact Books and Publishing
“Easiest job in America,” we were told.