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Finding possibility in the cracks between our hopelessness
Despairing about the state of the world may feel rational, but these are irrational times Everyone I’ve been talking to lately is moving through a sort of oscillation, wavering between intense hopelessness and sadness (personally or collectively) and a deep, unflappable knowing that everything is going to be ok. It’s a jarring feeling, particularly if…
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An exercise in noticing: Using your own creativity to define this moment in history, and to imagine others
History requires us to be active participants in its creation. We aren’t just passive consumers of history, but active creators. Our daily decisions, our habits, from what we eat to who we engage with to our sleep patterns, clothing, and job schedules all become patterns that connect to the ways we define a given age.…
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On attention: Plus a writing exercise in noticing
We are living in a liminal moment. For the last few months, maybe a bit longer, everyone I’ve spoken to has seemed almost at the threshold of something. Some element, or maybe even most elements, of their life as it was have crumbled away, and while in most cases we recognize this crumbling as an…
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What if we treated our creative projects as cherished community members?
Animism and a new paradigm of creativity Behind the scenes in my own work, I’ve been exploring new realms of relating to creativity that are not fully ready to come to light in a public way (but you can get a taste below). I’ve been weaving together various aspects of my own private creative practice…
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A guide to putting your dream projects first
I talk a lot about the importance of starting your day with the work that matters to you. It doesn’t necessarily mean every day involves mapping out a new dream project, but just that you’re devoting some time to something that matters to you. Why do this? Some science shows that shows the more we…
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Despairing about the state of the world may feel rational, but these are irrational times Everyone I’ve been talking to lately is moving through a sort of oscillation, wavering between intense hopelessness and sadness (personally or collectively) and a deep, unflappable knowing that everything is going to be ok. It’s a jarring feeling, particularly if…
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History requires us to be active participants in its creation. We aren’t just passive consumers of history, but active creators. Our daily decisions, our habits, from what we eat to who we engage with to our sleep patterns, clothing, and job schedules all become patterns that connect to the ways we define a given age.…
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We are living in a liminal moment. For the last few months, maybe a bit longer, everyone I’ve spoken to has seemed almost at the threshold of something. Some element, or maybe even most elements, of their life as it was have crumbled away, and while in most cases we recognize this crumbling as an…
Roots and Branches 