Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (1)
Ira Glass seems to have coined (or popularised) the idea of the taste-skill gap. Here’s an extract from the original interview (video below) – the… Read More »Ira Glass on the skill – taste gap (1)
showing up
Past / Prologue
Antonio:We all were sea-swallow’d, though some cast again,And by that destiny to perform an actWhereof what’s past is prologue, what to comeIn yours and my… Read More »Past / Prologue
Anna Gát on Not Disappearing and other things…
This is worth checking out. Here’s a snippet: I grew up in a show business family in Eastern Europe, and at a very young age… Read More »Anna Gát on Not Disappearing and other things…
Recipe for progress
Show up to work every day. Do your best to identify the most important things. Work on those things. Repeat. Footnotes Work means your job,… Read More »Recipe for progress
Charlie Gilkey on the courage to do your best work
I’m partway through Start Finishing – it’s good so far. Here’s a thought about courage: There’s an abundance of smart, compassionate people with ideas worth… Read More »Charlie Gilkey on the courage to do your best work
The Big 1000
On 18th February 2021 I hit 1,000 posts on DriverlessCrocodile, more than 230,000 words. I’ve done plenty of commentary on visitors and traffic before (e.g.… Read More »The Big 1000
Building trust by showing up
If it matters to you, support it by showing up when it’s happening. Come – bringing a good version of yourself* – whether you feel… Read More »Building trust by showing up
FAD: perfecting practice
The twelve week year didn’t work out for DC or its offspring, the Bookadile, but the practice of writing every day has held up well.… Read More »FAD: perfecting practice
Seth Godin on authenticity
Here’s the authentic Seth Godin with one of his best riffs: Authenticity is a crock. Authenticity is overrated. Authenticity is a trap. Because the last… Read More »Seth Godin on authenticity
Don’t miss a day
Not because they all add up mathematically and contribute equally to the sum of your work. Because they won’t. But because showing up today makes… Read More »Don’t miss a day