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Sometimes, You Have To Say No To Your Friends To Say Yes To Your Work
When asked, Lin-Manuel Miranda says Wait For It is the best song he’s ever written. “I was on my way to my friend’s birthday party,” Miranda explains, “when that idea showed up in my head.” He was riding the New York City A Train when “the whole chorus showed up in my head, all at... See more
When asked, Lin-Manuel Miranda says Wait For It is the best song he’s ever written. “I was on my way to my friend’s birthday party,” Miranda explains, “when that idea showed up in my head.” He was riding the New York City A Train when “the whole chorus showed up in my head, all at... See more
years ago someone suggested using the word devotion instead of discipline and I swear it’s the only reason I am so committed to the things that I love ~ bc devotion is an act of love ~ while discipline feels like an act of force
viendasubstack.comOn being at ease, by Amy Smilovic. Applies to style and anything else in life.
When did personal style become so…much….more?
“The principles I created were built as guardrails, not an endeavor to re-write the rules of fashion but rather just a tracing back of when it was that I simply felt most at ease… For me, ease meant the erasure of a sense of
Now imagine riding life's opportunities and challenges like waves—diving deeper into them instead of just skimming the surface, and getting excited rather than discouraged when you see them coming. So what would you prefer: a life in flat water, sunbathing on a board whose speed and maneuverability you've never tested, or riding a wave with full... See more
What passes for happiness, then, is often just the brief dopamine flare of acquisition, quickly followed by the familiar slump of craving more. The late sociologist Zygmunt Bauman called this “liquid modernity” – a world in which nothing solidifies long enough to satisfy. We swim in a sea of options, each promising fulfillment, none delivering... See more
Liquid modernity
On embracing ambiguity
Creative process masterclass by Sublime
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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