“Creativity,” Robert Greene once wrote, “is a combination of discipline and a childlike spirit.” It’s also about the ability to let go and start again, and again, and again. I re-read Anne Lamott’s thoughts on repentance, writing, and graceless perfectionism recently. As I’ve reminded myself, learning requires room for error, but the drive toward perfectionism makes […]
Writing from The Justice Conference
In popular culture, doing business is synonymous with taking action. Flip open a magazine about business or entrepreneurship and you’ll see articles and imagery about design scrums, mergers, stocks and sales, commercial transportation options, the best ways to expand, and ideal places to travel on your down time. Vacations, too, are framed in terms of […]