Essays
Working essays from a working philosophy — published a bit raw, on purpose. Make an ugly draft. Edit it brutally. Put it out there.
We Traded Connection for Currency
We log on to feel connected and leave with engagement metrics. On artists, cogs, and why the quality of the interaction is the only thing that makes a connection.
Read →You Aren't Weak. You Don't Need Discipline. But Don't Be Naïve.
It isn't discipline, it's decision. Stop blaming your willpower and start shaping, pruning, and adapting your environment.
Read →We're All Going to Have Regrets
Give yourself the fucking permission. Find twenty minutes and write a poem — because your artist's starvation will become revolution.
Read →Advice from an Older, Unsuccessful Writer
Streak early, streak often. A middle-aged man's plea to his younger self: get your ugly in front of the world, now.
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