âThe ability to look deeply is the root of creativity.To see past the ordinary and mundaneand get to what might otherwise be invisible.â â Rick Rubin Most people skim life like itâs a terms-and-conditions page. Creators donât. We look deeper. Thatâs not woo-woo; itâs a practical competitive advantage. When you learn to see what others [...]
Introduction: Creativity Has a New Canvas For centuries, artists have expressed creativity through brushes, instruments, chisels, and words. Today, thereâs a new canvas: the prompt. Every time you write a promptâwhether itâs a single line or a structured sequenceâyou are making a creative choice. Youâre shaping possibility. Youâre saying: âThis is the world I want [...]
If youâve been feeling âstuck,â bored of frameworks, and secretly craving the thrill of making something only you could makeâthis is for you. TL;DR (but read it anyway, youâre a creator đ) The Creative Ambush argues that real creativity isnât summoned by sticky notes, frameworks, or polite meetings. Itâs born when you take radical responsibility, [...]
Freedom is not addition â it is mastery over desire We often say: âI want more.â More income. More followers. More comfort. More ease. But what we rarely admit is this: if we cannot resist the pull of any desire in us, then we are not free â we are owned by what we desire. [...]
1. Tuning In System Principle: Ideas arrive like radio signals; your job is to tune your âantenna.â Practices: Create open mental space (silence, meditation, walks). Capture fleeting thoughts quickly (voice notes, jot in Notion). Stay sensitive to synchronicities â treat them as creative prompts. IMMachines tie-in: Quote To Action turns a random âsignalâ (quote, overheard [...]
A Stoic framework for creators, consultants, coaches, and solopreneurs Introduction: Chaos vs. Control You launch a product. Crickets.You post content. Tumbleweeds.You plan a week of workâand then life throws in a sick child, a delayed payment, or a platform algorithm change. If youâve ever felt that running a solopreneur business is like trying to control [...]
Introduction: Why Reading People is the Superpower You Didnât Know You Needed Business isnât about algorithms. It isnât about funnels. It isnât even about offers. At its core, business is about people. Yet most of us were never taught how to really read people. We were taught to listen to words. But as Alan Watts [...]
Introduction: Why This Message Finds You Now Isnât it strange how certain messages arrive at the exact moment you need them? You werenât searching, yet here you are. Alan Watts once said: âNothing comes too early, nothing comes too late. Everything, even this very moment, arrives exactly on time.â For solopreneurs, coaches, consultants, and creators, [...]
Introduction: Why Money Feels So Heavy Money. Just saying the word can trigger a flood of emotions: stress, anxiety, shame, even outright panic. For many solopreneurs, coaches, consultants, and creators, money isnât just numbers on a spreadsheetâitâs tied to identity, self-worth, and freedom. And hereâs the paradox: even if you make more money, you may [...]
Thereâs a blunt, lovely cruelty to Alan Wattsâ teaching: the things you cling to are the very things that keep you small. But donât take that as a sermon to become a monk â Watts gives a kinder map: swing between attachment and detachment like a skilled rider on a bicycle, and youâll stay upright. [...]
