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When people talk listen completely. Don’t be thinking what you’re going to say. Most people never listen. Nor do they observe. You should be able to go into a room and when you come out know everything that you saw there and not only that. If that room gave you any feeling you should know exactly what it was that gave you that feeling. Try that for practice. When you’re in town stand outside the theatre and see how the people differ in the way they get out of taxis or motor cars. There are a thousand ways to practice. And always think of other people.
Hemingway’s advice to aspiring writers (via explore-blog)
Someone gave this quote to me when I was a teenager. I don’t remember how it was delivered to me. I don’t think I even knew it was Hemingway at the time, but it was really impactful. Developing the skill to be a good listener and observer has helped in every aspect of my life - family relationships, friendships, romantic relationships, business and of course writing. These are skills worth honing.
Tumblr Staff: In a matter of hours on Friday, Typhoon Haiyan completely devastated...
Tumblr Staff: In a matter of hours on Friday, Typhoon Haiyan completely devastated…
In a matter of hours on Friday, Typhoon Haiyan completely devastated parts of the central Philippines. It was one of the strongest storms ever recorded. The death toll is estimated up to 10,000 with hundreds of thousands more displaced. The country has declared a “state of calamity.”
Fellow humans in the Philippines need our help. Let’s give it to them.
Confessions_of_a_MICHAEL_STIPE: LOU REED BY MICHAEL STIPE, unedited
Confessions_of_a_MICHAEL_STIPE: LOU REED BY MICHAEL STIPE, unedited
I first saw Lou Reed perform in 1977, first covered his songs in 1980, and first recorded and released his songs in 1983. By the time we met in 1985, he had already helped define the trajectory of my life. Musically, Lou Reed was profoundly important, but there was another component to his public…
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D. Boon of the Minutemen with Raymond Pettibon, 1981. Photo by Gary Leonard
Damn. This would be a good one for the wall.
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The first lie...
…is that you’re going to need far more talent than you were born with.
Streaming remains bedeviled by countless issues – not least artist payments – but what is clear is that it has the ability to transform the shape of the digital music market. And while that change may be slower to come than the Swedish and Norwegian experiences might suggest, come it will.
