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Read time: 1 minute, 353 words. When I worked in finance, I had a colleague in Hong Kong. Every conversation felt like a battle. Now, working with artists, I live by this philosophy. ππ½ Here's a 4-step framework that makes walking away easier to do.β β‘οΈ Productivity π° Wealth β π Books π§ AI Prompt π₯£ Gravy β Your mind becomes what you feed it. How the Taylor Swift documentary was made β β
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Read time: 1 minute, 393 words. A farmer once told his grandson,"You plant in spring, water in summer, and harvest in autumn. But you never tug a mango down. When it's ready, it falls." As the leaves change and the season turns, October reminds us:Some things ripen in their own time.You do the work. Then you let go.I've been making music all year. When a project comes out, I try to detach: Let the music find its own audience in time. And if there's no audience, that's OK too. What work do you...
Read time: 1 minute, 463 words. I grew up hearing my mom reminisce about summers in the Himalayas.In 2023, we turned these into Himalayan Nights, guided sleep meditations.A few days ago our book with the same name dropped. You can do this with your family stories too.1. Ask an elder for one scene they can still see.2. Record the conversation on your phone.3. Transcribe and circle the sensory details you notice.4. Choose a form that best fits: lullaby, voice note with gentle music, picture...
Read time: 1 minute, 381 words. A man spent years building a boat.But he never sailed it. When asked why, he said:"I wasnβt building it to sail. I was building it to stay sane." Not everything we make has to be useful.Some things just have to be ours.It's perfectly OK not to release your projects. Some of my unpublished works: Manuscript on higher education that I wrote 20+ years ago My big band arrangement of the Haggadah that I didn't love Dozens of children's book half-drafts What are some...