When you: -do your best -ALWAYS seek to still do better, never satisfied -stay utterly humble: perfectly separated from your work, verily just an instrument of god (or world, or devil, or money, or muse, or destiny, you name it) -ITERATE LIKE FUCKING CRAZY -and get lucky +aren’t crazy (we all are a little) then …
Tag: Creativity
Original vs Unoriginal
The point of originality is evolution It’s by definition original if it’s new To evolve one must go beyond Go beyond the known and old Go into the unknown, go into the wild — and return with something new Some new contribution Some new contribution But not just any contribution The point of …
Money and Energy
Money is a form of energy With money you can move certain things, the way you not necessarily can without it You can move a lot with money Physically and beyond You can put things in your hands, made things You can move you in space, quick You can nourish your belly You can …
Speak More (Honestly), Speak Less (Nonsense)
Writing and talking is so much fun that the temptation to talk and write without having anything to say can sometimes take hold Do you always need to have something to say? Sometimes you only learn you had something to say once you started talking So on one hand we have the meaningless …
Action Cures All
Action cures all Action cures all It’s the only next step because only the action IS a step It’s the only response because thought and emotion are no response — just a reaction. It doesn’t answer the problem- it only reacts to it. Thus perpetuating it. Only action can solve your problems …
Charisma and Energy and Life
Charisma is energy The more energy you have the more “charismatic” you are The more energy you have the more “attractive” you are This is because there is nothing more desirable than energy There is nothing more desirable than energy. To have energy is to be alive To not have energy is to …
Tv Is Not Culture
TV is not culture You are no true cultured man Cultured man educates himself Cultured man eradicates his ignorance Cultured man is interested in the world Cultured man enjoys great works of men Cultured man enjoys great art, great products, great beauty, great thought No, cultured man didn’t watch every movie under the …
Freedom vs Schedule
Does schedule kill freedom? Does having a schedule mean surrendering some of one’s freedom? Does schedule kill creativity? It schedule anti-spontaneity, anti-creativity, anti-life? What is a schedule? It’s the way you organised your time Does organisation destroy freedom? Is organisation the opposite of freedom? Does having objects in your room destroy your freedom? Does …
Anything But (The Thing) Is A Distraction
Anything BUT (the thing) is a distraction Either you do the thing — the right thing, the most important thing — or you’re distracting yourself Whatever else you do, it well may be, and surely will be, of great value (that’s what makes it a perfect distraction, a perfect excuse) But there is only one …
Memetic Growth
There’s such thing as Memetic Growth, Growth implies growing, improving, Memetic implies imitation, replication, Memetic Growth is then GROWING VIA IMITATION. Memetic Growth is real. It happens all the time. Many phenomenons are centered around it. Industrious man gather in big cities. Innovators pull to technological hubs. Researchers and academics spawn in academic centers. …