The challenge of life is... to develop skills without building egos around them, to gain greater strength and confidence while staying humble, to attain success without feeling shallow pride and emptiness inside, to work hard toward goals while being happily fulfilled already. We can tackle this challenge by learning how to take action without action (that is, effortless, egoless action), how to do in non-doing (wu wei), and how to have a powerful will without having to exert … [Read more...]
Creativity Is Freedom Through Obsession
A cool mind is creative not in control, but in flow. A cool mind is creative not in an idle body, but in motion. A cool mind is creative when the will wants freedom through obsession. Obsession yields freedom if one's True Will transforms addictive into constructive forces. Obsession yields freedom because it liberates the mind to create uninhibitedly. Obsession yields freedom because it liberates the mind from the inessential. Obsession is given by the Gods. Most gift takers enjoy … [Read more...]
A Few Words on Perfectionism
Perfectionism does not breed greatness. Practice makes great, and giving one hundred percent makes for a great practice. Sometimes, we feel unable to give it our best. But—we try nonetheless. Fuck perfection, just get started! Now that we have gotten started, we shall still not seek for perfection. Too often, this creates an illusion of progress. We get caught up in petty details and misuse them to procrastinate. Instead of moving on to bigger challenges, we hone and hone and hone.* We waste … [Read more...]
The Art of Chaotic Organization
As artists, we organize our lives to embrace chaos. We have organized lifestyles. We have good habits, powerful routines, sacred rituals. But we do not plan weeks or organize days. Our weeks are obsessions, our days are mayhem. We do not shift our attention according to a schedule. We do not shift our attention. Our focus knows no left or right. "Straight ahead. Above!" we hear our dæmon. We are not functional. We are determined and chosen. Self-chosen. Our aim is not maximum … [Read more...]