Humans are culture creation machines. We stumble on some idea or thought, share it with other humans, and if the idea sticks and spreads faster than we forget about it, it becomes embedded in the way we do things together in the future. These are your inside jokes, your traditions and your cults. Many such ideas disappear as soon as they come, like fashion trends and popular culture. Some great ones stick around for a while and influence history, like Jazz or the Enlightenment. The few most p...| thesephist.com
I get a couple emails every week asking how I manage to “do it all” or “balance my schedule”, or how I find the time and motivation to work on so many projects, which makes me think people have a really weird picture of how I spend my 24 hours. My calendar is actually pretty empty most of the time, though I’m pretty protective of my free time. I like having free time because it lets me make sure I read and consume more than I create, which I think is critical to creativity.| thesephist.com
I like the process of creating something almost more than the artifact that comes out of it. For me, the best part of making something from nothing is the process of exploration required to stumble upon interesting ideas, the trials-and-errors of navigating a maze of thoughts before settling into one that works or feels right. Because of this, my ideal job as a maker of things is not a string of successful inventions, but an environment where I can freely play with new ideas and learn from tr...| thesephist.com
Since the start of the year, I’ve spent a lot of time speaking with friends and people I meet online about a common, difficult decision: in an ocean of interesting opportunities, how do I pick the few, right things that’ll take me the furthest? The good old “what do I commit to?” problem.| thesephist.com