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David Whyte: Enter the black
A poet answers, "How do you know that you are on your path?"
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Bill Burr: Write like you're talking to friends
"The process was trying to become as comfortable as I was in a bar."
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Chuck Palahniuk: Explore the issue through a metaphor
On “Dangerous Writing.”
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John Wilson: Treat the mundane like it's important
Embrace what’s outside.
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Steve Wozniak: Work alone
"Artists work best alone."
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Seize the decisive moment
Approach the subject on tiptoe and capture the fugitive moment.
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June 2025

Claire-Louise Bennett: Do more of what's weird about you
"You have to do it more, because if you do it more then it becomes something."
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Walton Goggins: Turn yourself over to an imaginary set of circumstances
"It’s a child’s game."
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Francis Mallmann: Find the uncertain edge of burnt
Find the ideal spot between caramelizing and burning.
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Richard Hamming: Starve your subconscious
Commit to the current problem.
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John Steinbeck: Make them feel less alone
Get them saying, “Yes, that’s the way it is, or at least that’s the way I feel it."
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David Bowie: Switch to a different medium
"All mediums are like painting."
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