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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…
Jun 4
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May 2023
🤯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
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Chris Wong
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🤯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
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Chris Wong
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🤯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
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🤯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
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Chris Wong
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April 2023
🤯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
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🤯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
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Chris Wong
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🤯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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🤯Unknown Unknowns #94 - Via Negativa
What is success? It's a hard question to answer. Success could be measured in power. In money. In satisfaction. In the impact made on others' lives. In…
Apr 1
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March 2023
🤯Unknown Unknowns #93 - The Money Hole and the Creativity Fountain
Why was I not satisfied? That was the question that drove me during my finance career. I had a job most people wanted and enough money to do anything I…
Mar 27
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🤯Unknown Unknowns #92 - The Creative Experiment
I’d like to sum up all the ideas I’ve had recently about creativity and suggest a way forward. Like any creative endeavor, it’s an experiment. I haven’t…
Mar 20
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🤯Unknown Unknowns #91 - If Creating is so Good, Why Aren’t We Doing It?
I hope I’ve convinced you why it’s necessary to create. The problem is our lives right now are driven by money concerns instead of tapping creativity…
Mar 13
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Chris Wong
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