Fellow blogger and virtual Sensei Micheal Wade has a new book. A collection of his random thoughts he’s posted. Printed gold. This is important.
Statuses
Fourth book finished this year. Another classic I had previously missed. Honestly, not quite sure how I feel about it yet. May have chosen the wrong time to read such subject matter. ?
You could witness the most precious moment of someone’s life, or read a news story about a horrifying and terribly sad event, or complete one of the most impressive accomplishments of your creative career… And somehow it’s never enough.
Seth Godin talks about the noise in our head and it turns out to be an excellent post about empathy.
The fanciness of your process only reveals your resistance to the dirtiness of the work.
Only the work is The Work. Everything else is an excuse.
How much does the world suck? According to Bill Gates, probably not as much as you think.
James Shelley explores what can be done about inherited privilege. I think the following post explains the problem and a way forward well.
Also good, the making of the Black Panther score.
This video of Black Panther’s Director Ryan Coogler breaking down a fight scene from the movie contains everything you need to understand about why this film resonates so deeply for we African-American folk. So deep. So good.
The secret to long lasting relationships may simply be kindness and generosity.