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December 3, 2013 / 0 Comments

These Three Words

“Got sucked into a culture, living like I do.” – SBTRKT, Living Like I Do (Feat. Sampha)

There’s a moment in Best Man Holiday when Harper asks his friends what are the three words that define who they are. His reason for asking is a bit duplicitous but I thought it was an interesting question.

Curiosity. Compassion. Kindness.

I am many other things, I’m sure, and I am also sure that there are times when I am not these things but if you were to label me as such, I wouldn’t quarrel.

But who needs labels anyway?


What's Your Label? by Zach WeinersmithWhat's Your Label? by Zach Weinersmith

What’s Your Label? by Zach Weinersmith

But maybe I’m wrong. How might you define me?

More importantly, how might you define yourself?

September 3, 2013 / 0 Comments

Finding The Spark

“I’ll be saving myself from the ruin.” – Elle Goulding, I Know You Care

[M]ost good ideas (whether they’re ideas for narrative structure, a particular twist in the argument, or a broader topic) come into our minds as hunches: small fragments of a larger idea, hints and intimations. Many of these ideas sit around for months or years before they coalesce into something useful, often by colliding with another hunch. […] The problem with hunches is that it’s incredibly easy to forget them, precisely because they’re not fully-baked ideas.

–Steven Johnson, The Spark File

My spark file isn’t long enough. On a morning like this one when I wake without inspiration, I need that spark and the few items in my evernote file just aren’t doing it for me.

In the past, I’ve kept multiple separate files for inspiration but I like Steven Johnson’s suggesting of keeping one long file full of good and bad hunches that might allow you to see a through-line of your thoughts. This happens for me when I go back and read through my blog archives or journal. 

So, in absence of a spark, I’m going to work on the Spark File. 

Let’s start September engaged, inspired, and ready to create.