I wrote a post about why having a beginner’s mind is both important and hard. This video by Gaux is a living version of beginner’s mind and how he learned an entire new craft in order to put himself back in the stage of life where he’s a beginner. It’s also amazing cinematography. The guy […] The post Gaux on Beginner’s Mind appeared first on Adventuring .
What’s the best toilet paper to buy? Two ply? Soft? Environmentally friendly? Does thinking about this bring you joy? Or is it something you think about once a year (if that) and then just order the same thing over and over again? You might not even remember the brand you decided to buy. You just […] The post In A Post-AI World, Who Are You Building For? appeared first on Adventuring .
Recently, someone told me that he wanted to work in a different field. But doing what he wanted would require him to “start over” and work back up to a place of expertise. I could feel and hear the resistance and fear. Why wasn’t he pursuing his dream? Because he would have to start as […] The post Beginner’s Mind appeared first on Adventuring .
It’s normal human behavior to think “if only X happened, then everything would be so much better.” In the startup world, these statements are usually around the next round of funding: When you are a seed stage company, you think life would be so awesome if you only get to Series A and have more […] The post It Never Gets Easier appeared first on Adventuring .
When I finally read this “Taste Is Eating Silicon Valley” post, it reminded me of some notes I had made a year ago under the heading of “Focus on the feeling.” A slightly different take on the same big-picture theme —> When I watch a film, I focus on the feeling: how do all those […] The post Focus on the Feeling appeared first on Adventuring .