My moral philosophy is founded on the idea that there is an objective reality, and that man’s senses can perceive this objective reality. This faculty, which is man’s reason, is paramount above all else. He takes for evidence only his own experience, his own judgment, and that is why I do not hesitate to say, objectively, definitively, that “Caddyshack” is the year’s best movie.”
The only way to learn how to write and draw is by writing and drawing […] to persist in the face of continual rejection requires a deep love of the work itself, and learning that lesson kept me from ever taking Calvin and Hobbes for granted when the strip took off years later.”
Maybe that’s what real spirituality is like; you can’t tell who’s inside who anymore.”
The rule says that in order for an individual to master any complex skill, be it brain surgery or playing the cello, she must put in 10,000 hours of focused practice. […] But what exactly are we learning when we’re beating our brains out all those years? […] What these masters were learning was to speak in their own voice. They were learning to act as themselves. In my opinion, this is the hardest thing in the world.”
Of all the things I’ve ever done in my life, [performing spoken word] was the one thing that felt the most natural… The music was more fun, like a thrill ride, but that felt like, ‘there I am.’”
Daniel Lanois on creativity, inspiration, making Joshua Tree, etc…. One of the best interviews i’ve heard. Interviewer, interviewee… they found the right moment in their careers to talk to each other. As a musician and designer and buisinesser-y guy, there’s so much to draw from here. Let me know if you make it to the water part.
Storydoing companies consciously convey their story through direct action…use their core story as an organizing principle for activities throughout the company.”
Attributes of a StoryDoing Company:
Wondering what I’ll say to internet about this. I want to say something. It’s in my nature. These people so far away are friends of mine and there is care and love and life-long friendships in these toots and bytes”
Our second son, Rowan, passed away during labor last week. We are heartbroken. The above is a quote from something I wrote about the labor. Say what you like about the companies and the gurus and the sponsored posts and the future of social media, but I’m grateful for the cables and code that brought my far friends close.
I am losing the precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing in this trivial world of men. I must break away and get out into the mountains to learn the news.”