Maria Popova is the editor and creator of interestingness at Brain Pickings. Debbie Millman is the inquisitive mind and voice behind Design Matters. (Note: you can skip directly to the "combinatorial creativity" section of the audio above if you prefer.) Maria Popova explores the idea of "combinatorial creativity" on her blog in myriad contexts and ways. One of her head-on looks at the idea is ...
Change
The world I want to live in is a world powered by change. It is a world driven by design thinking, disruption, and... a world of greater simplicity and greater complexity than ever before... We must savor the little moments; allow them to change us. Love our experiments... capture the accidents... [and] eschew the known quantity... let’s not forget our capacity for wonder, gratitude, and ...
Please Come In
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Fading
There will be days For telemark turns, Nordic kick glides, And windsurfing jibes... But, the doc says, When stuck at your desk, Clench and unclench Your stomach and butt. Drink lots of water. It’ll make you pee. For to pee, you see, Will make you move. (Source: "Fountain of Fading Youth", 40x41: Midlife Crisis Postponed) First, third and fourth stanzas of a lighthearted ...
Christmas
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Roman Shades
"Why," I implore, "Must the curtains Fly at half mast?" "Because," she sighs, "They must. Or else The silk will crush." So I leave them, Droopy eyelids Veiling the view. (Source: "Roman Shades", 40x41: Midlife Crisis Postponed) ...