"What do we do with chaos? Creativity has an answer. We are told by those who have studied the processes of nature that creativity happens [...]
"I went, one day, on the wharf of Mr. Waters; and seeing two Irishmen unloading a large scow of stone, or ballast I went on [...]
"We have a physical body, which is a wonder. But this physical body will one day disintegrate. That is the truth we have to accept. [...]
"I found myself at one of life’s crossroads, the “safe” path leading in one direction, uncertainty—and possibility—in the other. Eventually I came to realize that [...]
It's strange. The most destabilizing concept of the 20th century can also set you free. I love sharing excerpts from books with you, with the [...]
"Scientists and members of the general public are about equally likely to have artistic hobbies, but scientists inducted into the highest national academies are much [...]
The moment we seek to create something fulfilling chaos envelops us. Before even. Chaos is the condition of a universe without fate, without predetermination. Chaos is a trillion trillion objects energies lifeforms moving on their own trajectories, not yours.
There’s a way to dispel the snarl of chaos . . . the sense of futility inside, the urgency outside.
This past year I took on a 30-day challenge: To get up freakishly early for 30 days to do The Work. My creative work. I [...]
You'll appreciate this. In his early 20s Mike Murphy had troubles with the law and had just separated from his wife and young child because [...]
Who needs to be schooled in napping? Maybe you. Many I talk to say, Oh, I can never nap! There’s never an opportunity. You are [...]
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