austinkleon: “I am going to be rather hard-nosed and say that if you have to find devices to coax yourself to stay focused on writing, perhaps you should not be writing what you’re writing. And, if this lack of motivation is a constant problem,... https://t.co/ShhBp7c7KI
austinkleon: “I hate the present modes of living and getting a living. Farming and shopkeeping and working at a trade or profession are all odious to me. The life which society proposes to me to live is so artificial and complex—bolstered up on... https://t.co/A8PNuXxQPl
The other night while watching TV, the characters walked into an ambush. They immediately did exactly what you’re supposed to do in an ambush. Here’s a pop quiz to see what you think they should... https://t.co/rlbdbA1XFz
I’ve avoided it so far, but I think the time has come to weigh in on the KonMari Controversy about books. In case you’re wondering what the heck that is, I found this article a fairly balanced and... https://t.co/jlmRGXx68L
Who the heck do you think you are? With as much time you spend on social media, that last impulse buy you made because that ad campaign caught you in a moment of weakness, and your... https://t.co/R9gergLFyE
As promised, here’s the update on my personal experiment to do more deliberate viewing of television shows. It’s been a week where I’ve avoided the endless scroll of shows, making sure that when I... https://t.co/q6vz1ik71W
I split my New Year’s Day up between helping out family, watching (intentionally!) the delightfully scary “Bandersnatch”, and taking a course online called “U-Lab.” It seemed a nice balance of pleasure,... https://t.co/5tz5ISzec1
I just got done with one of my Simple Times of Peace (aka “STOP”) where I disconnect from as much post-19th-century-tech as possible. As usual, the first couple of hours were like wheels... https://t.co/w8rO0t14Vo