Picture upon picture, piece upon piece, we dance with the smaller units to draw clarity into the bigger puzzle. But it’s no wonder few people actually want to deal with the micro-units. All the details do is drive the layman insane. Generalists suffer at the hands of decision fatigue. The subtleties inspire the specialists to […]
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Accept compliments but do not inhale
When it comes to compliments, you accept them but you do not inhale. Kudos is as ephemeral as a Facebook like. Congratulations acknowledge your existence and provide a dopamine boost. But they can also turn the ego into an enemy. Praise takes no responsibility for the passion and head work at play. Like Darwin’s finches, […]
V is for vulnerable
Shake it up. The only reason to play it safe is to blend in. But the artist wants to be vulnerable. Unsure of their work but certain of their originality and passion, the maker prides themselves on self-expression. They’d rather show their work then let it sit in the tiny backwater of the internet. Art […]
Make the leap
Risk, like music, makes us feel alive. It encourages us to coalesce out of the void, to bounce off the rock of inaction and into the arms of a trampoline. Taking chances can be a wonderful habit design. Never satisfied, the only precision becomes the decision to experiment. The work is trying to figure out […]
Notice the light inside
The artist over the critic, the maker over the collector, the writer over the reader. Once we become creators rather than passive consumers and dive deep in, we preserve our own history. Ignoring our calling to shake off a responsibility merely postpones an itch that intensifies with time. Unlike robots, humans are light inside. We […]
What unlocks you?
A good read, a daily meditation, journaling, a simple contemplation, a trip overseas—it’s the moments of rest and reflection that shape you. Head down in the sand or at the desk at work can be expansive but exhaustive. We need more activities that generate thinking without thinking, unmoored from the depths of the laborious ritual. […]