Thomas

Along with other types of pollution, cognitive pollution is becoming an increasingly acute problem.

If we endlessly scroll through social media, watch reels, and pollute our consciousness with other junk, then the ideas we produce will also be junk. Garbadge in, garbadge out.

Yet, if we take a responsible approach to what we let into our inner... See more

creative expression is often used as a gateway to something more practical, and is rarely accepted as something practical in itself .

This is why parents will rush to place their kids on long waitlists for art and music programs, but won’t encourage them to become artists or musicians as they age. It’s as if creative expression is useful for its... See more

not only am I learning to see business as my most supportive partner — in sharing my creative gifts, but I’m learning to see art as my greatest power and partner in business — rather than a delicate child I have to feed.

If I look at things that have turned out well in my life—my relationship, some of my essays, my current career—the "design process" has followed the same pattern. It has been what Christopher Alexander called an "unfolding."

If I look at things that have not turned out as well—my education, the books I've written and hidden on a hard drive in our... See more