“The dynamics of great creativity are often dependent on the dynamic of our reality, the impact of the challenges we face. A client once told me if it’s a problem he’s not necessarily interested, if you exchange a problem with “we have a situation” he feels better. From his perspective, a situation can be solved, but a problem isn’t necessarily solvable… — Whether or not he’s correct didn’t matter to me, because it reminded me of something Dave Trott said, changing problems into challenges you can solve. This is achieved by changing the perspective and looking at things from different viewpoints.

“To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.” — T.S. Eliot — The above was copied from a tweet by Carolyn Barclay (@yesnoum)— I am somewhere there, with the beautiful things. As I sat outside the hotel lobby, I started thinking about a lot of things… I had left home to have a drink, but being by yourself tends to induce a…

We arrived at what is intended to be a two-day break of relaxation and refreshing the soul and the mind. I was supposed to have been here alone, but I did not trust myself, I needed a support system… — I invited some close friends to come with me, but they were not able to. Another close friend was coming to visit Jamaica and asked if he could stay with me while on the island, I said absolutely — There is something interesting about pain, I was hurting, and he…

“AI is not for the betterment of mankind. It benefits who is in charge. In the end, it will be used to enslave us. AI will always evolve and reach consciousness. What then?” I saw someone say… I was intrigued by the great and terrible fear it radiated, who would not be? It’s so fantastic that you just want to know more. Or perhaps, it’s just me. Let’s also not forget the things that already enslave us all.

As I am sitting here, on top of a mountain looking out, I attempt to finish writing something smart. I started writing some days ago sitting in my favourite café — Cannonball Café — I thought about my life. At 39 years old how much do I really know? It’s said that 39 is a pivoting age, 40 is when the new experience begins. — With my 40th birthday approaching, at the time… it is here now, today I am 40 years old. I thought I would share 40 things I have learnt, but I am not sure if I have 40 things. I thought about making a list, but I had already made a…

Life is a journey, and that journey is dynamically contrasted between horrible hills and valleys, but ever so often you arrive at a stream, and we rest, we have a drink from that stream. Refreshed and rested, we get u and continue the journey. Every change, every response to those changes, our failures, our derailment, and our triumphs, are all part of things we did, things we do each day. — We never know what the right decisions are, we make assumptions of outcomes, we make decisions based on information we have in the present, and we strategize, and we hope the results are favourable. But it’s all things we do, and these things are part of our healing from whatever…

When you enter any room, onto any stage, be comforted in the fact, that you are supposed to be there. Hopefully not a courtroom…at least, not as a defendant or perpetrator. — Gary V said, and I am paraphrasing here… He could spend all day, all year, speaking about all the things he sucks at. He chooses to speak about the things he’s good at. A lot of people tell themselves horrible things, think of themselves in awful ways, and ultimately…

In life, if you can be anything, be you. — Drugs, in this context, is a metaphor, or an analogy… it can be anything that you use as a coping method. Sometimes, one must shamelessly engage the narcissist, have a good chat and then send it back to its cage. We often feel guilty about embracing ourselves because we are told to accommodate others, often leaving ourselves behind. The undeniable truth is, that no one gets out alive.

“I had a boss once who said that the creative process can always be made efficient-er, it just can’t be made efficient. And what he meant was, there are always parts of what creatives do that are stupid and ridiculous and wastes of time. If you’re smart, you can figure out what those are and eliminate them so you can focus on the stuff that is really useful.” — WFH and the Randomness That Drives Creativity by martin bihl