Seth Godin: The Mona Lisa Principle
When your ideas are spreading, when your work is remarkable, when your organization has built a social ratchet that works, one of the side effects… Read More »Seth Godin: The Mona Lisa Principle
showing up
David Bayles and Ted Orland on art, saints, superheroes and (closing) the skill – taste gap
Art is made by ordinary people Creatures having only virtues can hardly be imagined making art. It’s difficult to picture the Virgin Mary painting landscapes.… Read More »David Bayles and Ted Orland on art, saints, superheroes and (closing) the skill – taste gap
Day of Destiny
Today, in the heat of battle, we face our destiny! That Anonymous Leader in That Film Come on you apes, you wanna live forever? Juan… Read More »Day of Destiny
Guidelines 2022
Given that you already have far more than most people in history, and are as-good-as-certain to have more stuff than you’ll ever need even if… Read More »Guidelines 2022
MetaCroc: 50k; New Rhythms
This post is part of a series recording the growth (or shrinkage) of DriverlessCrocodile in the spirit of experiment, and in case the information is… Read More »MetaCroc: 50k; New Rhythms
When you come to our event (2): bonus disc
For those who came in late… Start here… How could I forget? It (almost) goes without saying that the event will start well… … but… Read More »When you come to our event (2): bonus disc
When you come to our event…
… assuming that you are the sort of person that likes this sort of thing, then: It will be for you and not for us*… Read More »When you come to our event…
On training, motivation and pleasure
The question is not so much “Can I run a marathon?” as “Will I put in the miles in training?” If you plan to run… Read More »On training, motivation and pleasure
Sacha Chapin on writing faster
Humans are naturally sense-making, story-telling creatures. We’re wired to explain ourselves and the universe, to ourselves and to each other. We’re naturally ingenious fabulists, shrewd… Read More »Sacha Chapin on writing faster
Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (2): Do it now
When asked at an event if he had more to add on the skill – taste gap: I don’t know… That was something that I… Read More »Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (2): Do it now