Patterns: Familiar, comfortable, and meaningful
Patterns are important for creating meaning. Thoughtfully breaking patterns creates richness in writing, design, and life.
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Reflections on 2022
How do you measure success: volume or Quality?
The Practicing Artist
11 Principles for Crafting your Life as a Work of Art
The Residue of the Past
While all the collected events of this life and others coalesce to make the unique you, you don’t have to be a victim of other people’s choices. Shedding the residue of the past is much easier than you think.
Once More Down the Rabbit Hole
In another moment down went Alice after it [the white rabbit], never once considering how in the world she was to get out again. —Lewis Carroll, _Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland_
How to Hug Your Fear
Four simple techniques to develop a level of intimacy with the things that make you scream.
Why I Learned to Fly after 9/11
Never stop gazing upon the heavens in wonder.
Keep the Island in Mind
A lesson from master navigators of the open ocean may be the key to becoming the most authentic version of you.
Don't Hack Your Life to Death
Instead, use these three questions to create sustainable learning systems.
This is It
When the luster you added begins to rub off life, you're faced with just one option.