One week has passed since I started my experiment where I would follow my intuition more. After the first day one thing became clear to me: there's something you must cultivate before intuition can appear – and that thing is awareness. In hindsight, it makes perfect sense. How can
Poetry
One thing is clear to me: You are a fool if you enjoy the nonsense that is poetry. It does not build buildings nor does it cure a cold, it cannot predict how the future may unfold. But humanity is no fool – in a world where data reigns supreme, rationality
For about three years now, I tried to think myself out of the hole that searching for the meaning of life digs around one's self. I've looked everywhere twice and found confusion thrice. Some bread crumbs that might lead to a path here and there, but
Nothing beats preparation. That’s the mantra I adopted two months before my great adventure started. Maybe I adopted it a little too hard. What felt this the most was my wallet. If you go traveling, you also must look the part. At least that’s how I rationalized buying
I don’t know when it started exactly, but at some point in 2023, I started to hate my life. It’s not that I was ill. I was physically active every day. It wasn’t that I had financial troubles. I made good money working for an insurance company.
The sun is about to set, and the way out of the forest is nowhere near in sight. It will take at least half an hour to get back, and the sun will have set by then. But I'm not alone. By my side is a person I
Artificial intelligence is called the new electricity, but does it supercharge creativity or electrocute the improvement of your craft? The Dissent over the Creative Algorithm There seems to be this disagreement over the use of AI in creative (or any) pursuit at the moment. There are two major factions: the
Not just bad things come from the AI craze. It exposed what David’s slingshot is to the Goliaths of industry. A while back I was working for an insurance company. During my tenure I had the pleasure to work in the AI and workflow automation department. Not a perfect
It’s not the prowess of our problems keeping us from living our dream lives. It’s weakness of will. There’s this inherent human pursuit to overcome difficulties. Our ancestors were voyagers who discovered new lands, only having curiosity and malnourishment as their companions. We always had to overcome
The greatest enemy of creativity is not inability, but procrastination. I’m no stranger to procrastination. I’m so well acquainted with it because it shows up every single day. Yet it manages to slip by me. The major problem is that procrastination is stealthy. It hides in plain sight
There are some weeks as a creative when absolutely nothing gets done. That's when you're stuck and you don't really know where to go. Productivity equals zero. Or does it? Rick Rubin, the legendary music producer, has another opinion on the matter. In his
If you've ever been to the Design Museum Danmark in Copenhagen, you don't walk through a gallery – you walk through time. The exhibits lead you through the history of human design and ingenuity. If you look close enough, you can hear the story they tell. Because