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“What am I actually good at?”
It
seemed like all my experience up to that point had led me to the conclusion that I wasn’t cut out for anything in particular.
You see, I have to write to know what I think. All my ideas sound brilliant in the echo chamber of my own mind. It is only when I put down my thoughts, letting them stand on their own strength, that I start to see the cracks and imperfections. It actually
Writing is not a result of thinking – it is thinking itself, scaffolded by the external props of a keyboard and screen.
I seemed to be unusually good at connecting the abstract and the practical, at bridging the divide between the left and right brains. And then packaging that explanation in a format that was easy for others to consume.
the dream of a sustainable quality of life, in every sense of the word.
This requires, first and foremost, showing people that they are designers, by nature if not by profession. Next, it requires teaching them
how to design their own methods, for their own circumstances and their own
Everyone has the motive to author their own life. Most also have opportunities of one kind or another. What they lack is the means — a set of practical tools,
The first three days were dedicated to calming our minds and focusing our attention,
Sitting and closing my eyes on that first day, expecting the serene environment to calm me, I instead opened the door of my mind to find utter chaos.
I discovered my mind to be a machine finely tuned for the main task I had assigned it for many years: the task of generating new, exciting things to think about.
