travis Nanchy

I’m interested in music, sports, etc.

[travis Nanchy @tnanch]

RT @adidasHoops: Sneaker of the year. Believe That.

[Nick DePaula @NickDePaula]

Whatever the Oscars equivalent is for brand campaigns — Adidas’ Ant ads win.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

I wonder how Beethoven did this ...

Simply magnificent!

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Café Terrace at Night by Vincent Van Gogh (animated)

📹 @Bezizyanov

[Bloomberg CityLab @CityLab]

A designer who spent his youth floating on rafts has conjured up a delightful transit guide to America's waterways.

#citylabarchive https://t.co/NPwe5WlVgn

[The Oregonian @Oregonian]

Beaverton man sentenced to 25 years in prison for touching, filming children at athletic club https://t.co/I4cmk4LabM

[Billy Oppenheimer @bpoppenheimer]

This is one of the greatest displays of the creative process I've seen.

John Mayer perfectly demonstrates something that many of my favorite artists all say:

You become creative by creating.

"You just keep going 'til you get something," Mayer says/sings. "You gotta keep forcing it, forcing it, forcing it…it doesn’t matter [what comes out of your mind/mouth].”

Dr. Andrew Huberman talks about how the brain circuits that turn on before those involved in creativity are of the stress system.

I've heard him use 3 analogies to explain this.

1) It’s like you have to wade through sewage before you can swim in clear water.

2) It’s like when you try to lift your max on the bench press—it takes time to work up to that weight.

3) It’s like your best creative work is on the other side of a door at the top of a staircase—it takes time and effort to get up the stairs and through that door.

In other words, Dr. Huberman says, you become more creative the more you create.

Many artists talk similarly about what Mayer refers to in the clip as "ouija boarding" (just sort of spitting out words and sounds).

John Legend says his songs start with what he calls “the mumble track.” “It’s just me humming and mumbling nonsense,” he said.

Judd Apatow says his movie scripts are all a product of the Down-Up theory: “Get the ideas DOWN then fix them UP.” “Give yourself permission to suck," Judd says. "Anything goes. Just get something down.”

Even if it’s nonsense, he says. Keep forcing it, forcing it, forcing it.

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Before I started writing online, I told Ryan Holiday I was just waiting to know for certain what I wanted to write about.

“Just start," he said.

"You’re trying to map out the whole 9 innings. Just throw the first pitch…You’re better off starting imperfectly than being paralyzed by the delusion of perfection.”

Rather than being paralyzed by the delusion that creativity comes to you, you're better off "forcing it, forcing it, forcing it," as Mayer said.

"Go get it from the universe."

Follow @bpoppenheimer for more content like this!

[adidas @adidas]

When he needed to go higher than what was possible, Dick Fosbury created a new way of jumping. And the “Fosbury Flop” was born, forever changing the high jump and cementing his legacy in track and field.

Today, we remember a true innovator who showed us all that Impossible Is Nothing.

[Alex Dukalskis @AlexDukalskis]

Spy balloons are more important now than ever.

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[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Perspective by Conan O’Brien: Remembering Norm Macdonald, one year after the comic’s death https://t.co/HllCyCoYkE

[Christoph Niemann @abstractsunday]

My 0.0002 cents on art & AI (and nature)

[Front Office Sports @FOS]

Adidas has officially unveiled its upgraded HQ in Portland: The Village 🏢

➖ New cafes, coffee bar
➖ Sustainable soccer pitch
➖ Performance zone with gym
➖ Boxing, yoga, spin classes
➖ Rooftop lounge & green roof
➖ Product showrooms
➖ Underground parking

[KATU News @KATUNews]

A former FedEx delivery driver was sentenced to over 8 years in prison for public indecency and sexual abuse involving children in the Aloha area last July.

Officials said there could be others in the case who haven’t come forward.

https://t.co/hpJJReB8NB

[Peter Kalmus @ClimateHuman]

Earth on track to be unlivable. Story, page 3.

You can’t make this up

[Seth MacFarlane @SethMacFarlane]

An occasional reminder of this is always a good idea: https://t.co/Z9kbJjDiGA

[Rayney Meisel @Ray9ney]

So excited to tell you about the adorably decadent children’s book I’ve been working on for, like, ever with the incredible ⁦@twittierthanyou⁩. Wink’s Slumber Party is finally here! Get your copy: https://t.co/RFxd5Sp4IB. #winksslumberparty https://t.co/Ascwy1Paen

[Susie @twittierthanyou]

I am SO EXCITED to announce that the children’s book I have been illustrating over the last year and a half is finally out in the world! Head over to https://t.co/hWUIiqSvnD to get your copy today!

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

In this week’s issue, Larry David adds some fascinating details to his life story. https://t.co/9bmFNwVeNz

[cmmn wlth @_cmmnwlth]

Hunter S. Thompson's letter on finding purpose and living a meaningful life.

https://t.co/OAisDKlof0