Literally force yourself to make a joke Right here right now, make a joke Look around and force a joke about what you see Or about what you think Or about anything Then laugh hard, if it’s worth laughing If it’s not, then find another joke Build upon the previous joke with a …
Tag: Creativity
Being Creative Means Actually CREATING
Being creative means CREATING. Creating means ACTUALLY CREATING REALITY. “Creative ideas” are only as creative as much they create reality, IMPACT reality. Yes, a purely theoretical idea CAN be powerfully creative. Even conceived just in theory — it can have practical implications — which will be immediately recognised by the world and …
Creativity -> Business -> Art -> Consciousness
1. CREATIVITY is human prerogative 2. CREATIVITY is first practical — then transcendental 3. The practical value of creativity is solving practical problems. It’s as good as well it solves problems, as good as hard problems it solves 4. The transcendental value of creativity is how effectively it elevates consciousness, and how high 1. …
Be More Imitative AND More Original
You should be more imitative AND more original How’s that possible? Isn’t it mutually exclusive? It’s possible if you’re poor at imitating It’s possible if you’re poor at being original It’s exactly what happens: You call it originality — but you’re just poor at imitating Or you call it imitating and “doing what …
Noble Escapes Are Still Escapes
Consider what it truly means to “use something as an escape” To use something for a specific purpose is to NOT use it for a different purpose, E.g. you could use an axe to chop down a tree and build yourself a wooden house — or you could use an axe to chop someone’s fucking …
Dislike is Hate is Destructive
Dislike is hate (and hostility is violence) There’s no such thing as ”positive dislike” Dislike is always negative is destructive Criticism is negative is destructive Constructive is love Constructive is creation of more of that which you love, more of that which is love-ly Creation of love-ly things is not an act …
SIMPLICITY VS SOPHISTICATION
There’s simplicity. Simple beauty of the things we readily find in this world. Simple beauty of a simple work, and it’s produce. There’s sophistication. Sophisticated beauty of the things we not so easily find in this world. Sophisticated beauty of a sophisticated work, and it’s sophisticated produce. Beauty obviously indicates value. Or more …
There Are No Ideas — Only Solutions
Nothing exists in a vacuum. Everything that exists does so because it relates to something, compares to something. Otherwise you can’t perceive it, can’t conceive of it. If there’s nothing to compare something to — then there’s just everything, which is nothing. It’s obviously the same with ideas. All ideas are relative. They only …
Your life = you. You = your life
Ultimately, how you feel about life is how you feel about yourself, and vice versa. Because whatever it is that you call “yourself” — is ultimately but a collection of your life experiences. Unjust life creates unjust people. Tough life creates tough people. Loving world creates loving people. Boring life creates boring people. Comfortable …
Excitement is Within
Excitement is within. Outside excitement is boring and numbing. Excitement is within. It’s like a kid playing with toy soldiers, If he doesn’t have toy soldiers — he will play with any stick or rock, He will joke and laugh and say what he wants. That’s not to say he won’t ever get bored, …