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🤯Unknown Unknowns #102 - You Are NOT a Pain Sponge

The most interesting character on Succession is Tom Wambsgans (Don’t worry, there will be no spoilers). Tom is a self-described “Pain Sponge.” His value…

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🤯Unknown Unknowns #101 - Transformation

I just completed another cohort of Write of Passage as an Editor. I love giving feedback to students, helping them get their ideas out. I noticed that…

May 27 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #100 - How This Began 100 Weeks Ago

I started this newsletter over two years ago. I only started it because it was the last assignment of an online writing class. I had no expectations, no…

May 22 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #99 - Self-Discovery is THE Intrinsic Motivation

I recently had a conversation with Matt Yao, who has a great newsletter, Game of One. We batted around the idea that an act of creation is an act of…

May 8 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #98 - Chaordic Creativity

“Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex and intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple and stupid…

May 1 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #97 - Finding Autonomy

The last two weeks we discussed how the opposite of Purpose is boredom and the opposite of Mastery is rigidity. Finally, the opposite of Autonomy is…

Apr 24 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #96 - Finding Mastery

Last week we discussed how the opposite of Purpose is boredom. This week we’ll see how the opposite of Mastery is rigidity. What makes someone a master…

Apr 16 •

🤯Unknown Unknowns #95 - Finding Purpose

My theory is that creativity will come if you follow Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose. But since it’s hard to define these abstract concepts, it’s easier…

Apr 10 •

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