TL;DR: Listen to this, and if you haven’t already, read this. Two years ago I read Maya Angelou’s memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The economy of words and effortless storytelling made it an instant favourite. A book that has brewed in the back of my head since, and one I look forward […]
[Continue reading] about Maya Angelou on Desert Island DisksGoing Part-Time
Day one of going part-time at my day job. Enormous fortune permits me to take this step, so that I can focus more on writing. I now have afternoons free to work on finishing my WIP. The first thing I did today after finishing work was go for a walk in the park. It’s a […]
[Continue reading] about Going Part-TimeAsk for playlists for your birthday
This post is about Kevin Kelly, whom I came across lately after reading somebody’s newsletter. Despite my best efforts, I can’t remember whose newsletter it was. My apologies to the ether for not giving due credit. Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired magazine, has curated a lot of cool odds and ends, hosted on a part […]
[Continue reading] about Ask for playlists for your birthdayEthan Hawke on Creativity
One of the most down-to-earth talks on finding time for creativity that I’ve ever seen. Just short of ten minutes but he covers a lot of territory, from his life in the arts to the deeper meaning of creative pursuits for society and personal growth.
[Continue reading] about Ethan Hawke on CreativityWiggling Through by Subtle Manoeuvres
Time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life it not possible then one must try to wiggle through by subtle manoeuvres. Franz Kafka, quote via Daily Rituals by Mason Currey Kafka’s words, on trying to organise his life around his writing. […]
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