Collections
writing - writing craft
The project I'm doing is basically turning myself into a certain type of person who is able to have these thoughts. The essays are kind of just exhaus
The word “essay” comes from the French “essayer” — to try, to attempt. Michel de Montaigne, who invented the form in the 16th century, wasn’t showing
the goal is not to separate the strands, it's to document the tangle. (Ann Friedman)
The tyranny of the quantifiable tramples over the question of what it is we get from doing the work, why we might want to do it, how writing – which i
a practice of being a work-in-progress person
On the first of the month, on the first of the year, a small seed is planted. It becomes very important to tend to that seed, to mark its progress as
Imperfection is the backbone of our lives. Nature has never demanded perfection of us, nor has evolution ever rewarded it. Total perfection would me
The tyranny of the quantifiable tramples over the question of what it is we get from doing the work, why we might want to do it, how writing – which i
book quotes
But now that for huge masses of people these needs no longer overwhelm everything else, the whole structure of reason, handed down to us from ancient
Lateral knowledge is knowledge that's from a wholly unexpected direction, from a direction that's not even understood as a direction until the knowled
It's a problem of our time. The range of human knowledge today is so great that we're all specialists and the distance between specializations has bec
'All that talk about technology and art is part of a pattern that seems to have emerged from my own life. It represents a transcendence from something
Beauty saves us by keeping us human enough to remain in a world that often feels inhuman. It is the thin, golden thread, the Songline, that leads us b
AI can make the contents of libraries more accessible than ever, and help us to magnify and make connections among what we discover. But it cannot yet
We read magazines and the glass of wine in my hand refills itself thanks to the magical properties of women gathered in a room.
Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant — there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing. Georgia O'Keeffe: Art and Letters
I am not what I think I am, and I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am. Charles Horton Cooley
I build myself a ME
If you want to paint, you’re likely to begin by stretching canvas over a rectangular wooden frame and propping it up on an easel. Based solely on the
“In this age of information abundance and overload, those who get ahead will be the folks who figure out what to leave out, so they can concentrate on
We, who live here and now, are not for a moment satisfied in the time-world nor confined in it; we incessantly flow over and over to those who precede
The inability to imagine a world in which things are different is evidence only of a poor imagination, not the impossibility of change. — Rutger Br
When you reflect on what you collect, you start noticing patterns. You connect dots that once felt totally unrelated. You move from passive consumer t
philosophy - culture
I see a lot of technologists, particularly the CEOs of Silicon Valley companies, pontificating grand ideas about artificial intelligence and what huma
A beautiful question shapes a beautiful mind. And so the ability to ask beautiful questions — often in very un-beautiful moments — is one of the great
Asking vs Prompting the language we use in relation to these tools reveals how we understand ourselves in relation to them. gone are the days of askin
self - interiority
My soul, when I tend to it, is a far more expansive and fascinating source of guidance than my ego will ever be, because my soul desires only one thin
and the soul, if that’s what you’d call it, uneasy ally of the body First Time - Hozier
AI writing is soulless. You can read something and know that there is nothing of substance behind it. Whereas when you read a great piece of writing,
there is no local anaesthetic for the soul — joshua luke smith
writing - essay seeds
It’s reminded me that evil, as Hannah Arendt famously wrote, is banal: it’s something all of us far too readily participate in. That doesn’t, however,
Intelligence is not synonymous with consciousness and lived experience. Philosophers and neuroscientists studying embodied cognition argue that experi
AI writing is soulless. You can read something and know that there is nothing of substance behind it. Whereas when you read a great piece of writing,
practicing humanity in the intelligence age
"What appears to be a rapid shift is often preceded by a gradual process. Our results gradually explode or vanish thanks to the small habits we repeat
“How did you accomplish that?” “Same as everything else. Gradually, then all at once.”
In this new paradigm, the question becomes less about what AI can do and more about how we choose to use it, what we allow it to replace, and what we
self - growth
Ironically, the people who create fulfilling lives and careers—the ones we respect, admire and try to emulate—choose an alternative path to success. T
It’s increasingly clear to me that a consultant that can help shape the narrative of an organization can have real impact on everything from the brand
When you find a perfect thing, buy it in multiples and marry it forever and mortgage everything to afford it and swear off all other gods. Embrace the
It’s easier to act your way into a new way of thinking than to think your way into a new way of acting.
If you’re automatically sure that you know what reality is, and you are operating on your default setting, then you, like me, probably won’t consider
The Chinese symbol for crisis 危机 is composed of two elements: one signifies danger and the other opportunity.
.jpg)
The space between stories is an invitation to sit with mystery and the uncertainty it holds.
There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys.
The point of the fish story is merely that the most obvious, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about. Stated as
Why I still believe people power can change the world.