Sylvie

You can leave the party early. Skip the Pinterest-level snacks. Let them run wild. Clean up the mess tomorrow. You are allowed to enjoy this holiday too.

They might not remember the themed treats or the hand-stitched costumes, but they’ll remember the parent who held space for their feelings. The one who didn’t force a smile for the photo. The one... See more

You can’t solve a problem you don’t understand. You can’t lead a field you haven’t immersed yourself in. You must go down the rabbit hole. You must go deep. You must swarm the topic.

This brings us to the deeper point: the value of reading lies less in retention than in integration. A good book tweaks your internal models and you begin to see a familiar problem in a new frame. You revise the assumptions behind a mental shortcut or you absorb a phrase that becomes part of your vocabulary of thought.

These changes are easy to... See more

yes, artists can be paid for their products when there is marketing and distribution to a paying public in place. Until the artist takes responsibility for all three zones of product delivery - creation, marketing, and fulfillment to a customer - they will continue to have the same problem as Hollis.

Ultimately in business there is little empathy,

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Some open questions that come to mind: How many different relationships can we imagine between Artists and people who Enjoy Art, or who Want Art and Artists to Exist?

Which of those relationships already exist (in visible, accessible structures that most people can understand)?

How many more COULD exist?

Which do we want to make Easier?

What are some

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Always base your expenses around what your income was 2 years ago.

Make sure this change is real and expected to stay before you make all these drastic changes.