Quote for Today: Amy Neftzger
Quests are a huge inconvenience. Don’t let anyone tell you differently, even if that person has experience. The problem is that people forget the pain and aggravation as soon as …
Quote for Today: Nick Kroll
I think, in storytelling, people want to see triumph, and so it’s usually nice to start with failure and see someone somehow rise above it. People like to see people …
Quote for Today: Jasleen Kaur Gumber
This world isn’t a battlefield. Someday you will realise how your success depends on a bunch of other people and that day you will be wiser. You will know how …
Bruce Mozert: Pioneer of Underwater American Glamour
Most people follow prescribed paths, trusting that life will be fulfilling. Sometimes an enterprising spirit and persistence have more success. Born Robert Bruce Moser in Newark, Ohio in 1916, Bruce Mozert’s first job …
Quote for Today: George Mallory
Is this the summit, crowning the day? How cool and quiet! We’re not exultant; but delighted, joyful; soberly astonished. . . Have we vanquished an enemy? None but ourselves. Have …
Laughter and Light: Self Determination and Providence in the World of Wobbly Barstool
Have you ever wondered what novels Charles Dickens might have written if he possessed a sunnier disposition? Meet Wobbly Barstool. Jane Lowy‘s Wobbly Barstool puts a clever spin on the Victorian …
Quote for Today: Tom Hardy
When I was nine, I ran in a school race, and I suddenly realised I was in the lead. I looked at the finishing line, and just freaked out, then …
Quote for Today: Michael Michalko
Creativity is paradoxical. To create, a person must have knowledge but forget the knowledge, must see unexpected connections in things but not have a mental disorder, must work hard but …
Where Sport and Art Collide: Hockey Mask Artist David Arrigo
We often separate artists and athletes by stereotyping them: the artist is withdrawn and effeminate while the athlete is aggressive and masculine. The truth is that both athletes and artists …
Seven Common Assumptions That Chain Creativity
Would you like to be more creative? Some common assumptions can chain our creativity and limit our experience of life. We have incredible minds. The mind helps us perceive and …