Stop Calling Sleep A “Productivity Hack”
Shakespeare wrote in 1606 that sleep was the “chief nourisher of life’s feast,”capturing the period’s feeling that our diurnal nature was something to embrace. But as history unfolds, the culture tide begins to shift against sleep. [...]
Your Brain On Nature: How Scientists Are Learning What Writers Have Known All Along
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” -Lao Tzu The author and journalist, Florence Williams is zigzagging through a patch of prickly pear cacti toward the San Juan river. Walls of jagged hematite rock and [...]
Is This What Music Sounds Like At 30?
I guess I’ve always been drawn towards the darkness. Not the black-metal, hail-satan type of darkness, but anything that holds that unsettling urgency of angst or rebellion. I embraced the punk-rock mentality of Us vs [...]
11 Laws of Creativity I Stole From Leonard Cohen
The late, great Zen poet was a master of his craft and a man who never let his creativity stop moving. When I listen to Leonard Cohen’s lyrics or read his words, I can’t help [...]
Are You Moving Toward Your Mountain?
My favorite commencement speech is by the author, Neil Gaiman. His elegant, yet simple call to action of, Make Good Art has been a beacon for creatives everywhere. The part of the speech that I find the [...]
Malcolm Gladwell’s MASTERCLASS: 12 Uncommon Writing Lessons
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I enrolled in Malcolm Gladwell’s Masterclass on writing. Online writing courses often have more of the same writing advice we’ve heard over and over. Show, don’t tell. Avoid the [...]