Florian

We grab, we collect, we possess, until we realize that possessing doesn’t actually mean owning nor internalizing

We now use FOMO and jealousy to replace wonder and getting lost, which are perhaps some of the most powerful and nourishing human experiences.

I miss browsing the library shelves. Childhood, summer afternoons always seemed on the verge of melting away until saved by the fans in the library. I would close my eyes, count down random numbers while moving down the aisle, brushing my fingers along the spines of books, until they led me to the one I would take home. I flipped to random pages, j... See more

Many concepts that sound good on paper are infeasible to implement, or simply don’t produce the expected results. It’s frustrating when that happens, of course, but the pace of experimentation and learning at a startup is unparalleled. I think this is an especially important form of rigor for theorycels like me. Building product forces a different ... See more

Creativity arises from making new connections—contemplate unexpected things together. Don’t wait for moments of inspiration to strike. Creativity is a muscle; exercise it. There’s a logic to creativity: find what works for you, break it down, and you have a process that can serve you forever. Unstructured freedom is the enemy of true creative achie

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The secret to being an artist and creator , which is, I think, to not give a fuck about what anyone thinks about you, or your work, but with integrity to your personal greatness. To create without inhibition, from a state of pure un-self-consciousness, without (dare I say) ego — which is the golden place where magical things happen. The place of ra... See more

Sometimes maybe it’s best, in art and writing, to be as dumb as possible, follow the joy, because at the very least that's real. And there, you’ve taken the first step towards the truth.