Daily Letter
A short, daily burst of inspiration in fewer than a 100 words.
Creativity is a crushing chore and a glorious mystery
Creativity is a crushing chore and a glorious mystery. The work wants
When did they get't?
Communication has only happened when the other person has understood what you have said.
mark't like Vincent
A good artist has an identifiable mark.
Van Gogh had a very specific mark.
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Specialisation is for insects
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship,
The most important friendship right now
The most important friendship you can make and nurture right now is with someone who
Two questions you need to answer every day:
Once there was a rabbi walking along a road when a Roman soldier shouted these questions at him:
Infinity in your hand
There are about seven and a half quintillion grains of sand on earth (give or take). This sand has been formed over the last 500 million years. When you pick
What is the task life is putting in front of you?
Life doesn't owe you anything.
It doesn't have to provide you with meaning, comfort or joy.
We are faced with a choice. Do we sink further into apathy or..
I'm re-reading Viktor Frankl's Man Search for Meaning (it's mandatory reading for all humans by the way)
His description of life in the concentration camps, of the ordinary prisoners, not the famous or infamous ones, is quite telling…
This one question could save your life
When Viktor Frankl was called in to help lower the suicide rate in a mental hospital in Austria he told them to give the patients this one question to discuss,
A pervasive form of violence...
I've noticed during lockdown there is a tendency for overwork. I've had several conversations with friends who now work 14 hour days, just because there isn't anything else to do.
spending your time..
In the introduction to Beyond Good and Evil, the great work by Nietzsche, the editor writes that during the last part of his life Nietzsche spent his time thinking and writing.
is it a good idea?
Remembered this yesterday, and it is such a good litmus test for an idea,
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I love dance, not so much to dance, just dance. Proper choreographed serious dance. I went nuts when Sia's Chandelier video came out.
what do you do when all the doors and windows are closed?
Sometimes when a door closes, a window opens, and sometimes you have to go head first
Which pen, typewriter or webinar platform to use...
Having been in multiple meetings over the last month or two over which webinar or live streaming service is best I can tell you one thing for sure,