Thomas

here’s my way of thinking about sharing:

1. your website = your home / your garden


2. email newsletter = birds that carry your gifts


3. public platforms (social media, podcast, = pop-up booths & tents, your energy going camping elsewhere

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

Why are we seeing a global homogenizing of culture across every dimension that counts? Why has Hollywood become so creatively bankrupt that nobody bothers watching that oh-so-predictable-52nd sequel to a superhero movie? Why have pop songs become so objectively similar? Why is everyone following the same formula for their posts on Instagram and hum... See more

Work, in fact, is interfering with my work,

and I want to work less so that I can have more time to work.

I need another word.

— Eula Biss, Having and Being Had