“We’re not born creative or destructive. Each one of us has the ability to create or destroy, to leave the world better than we found it, or worse.”
— Yo-Yo Ma
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Posts Tagged ‘creativity’
Better Is Better
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, life, Thoughts on June 22, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Up In the Sky
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, quoteandaprettypicture, Thoughts, Writers, writing on June 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.”
— Lauren Bacall
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Laughing Too
Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, climate change, climate communication, comedy, creativity, humor, science, Thoughts on June 18, 2025| Leave a Comment »
First let me make clear that what I’m about to share is 100% not safe for work. Or delicate ears. I mean, yeah, there’s a lot of swearing. That said, the subject matter is one of those topics that almost requires strong language.
This series of videos pairs climate scientists with comedians who translate for us regular folks.
Again, there’s definitely swearing!
Here’s an article about what they’re doing and why with a link to the main site.
And here’s an example:
David Cross Meets Prof Michael Oppenheimer | NSFW – YouTube
Watch Emmy Award-winning comedian David Cross and Professor Michael Oppenheimer pretty much fix the climate crisis between them, in the first US pilot of the hit “Climate Science Translated” series. What’s the gist? Most Americans (74%) actually want more climate action from government. What no one wants is sky-high insurance bills, a home destroyed by extreme weather, or to pass on a ruined planet to their kids.
The films use humor (and profuse swearing) to translate the urgency of the problem, and bring it back down to Earth.
For more, check out the playlist. They even made PG versions, if that’s your thing!
And yes, climate change is something to cry about. But we can laugh too.
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Book Break
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, authors, climate fiction, creativity, inspiration, interviews, sci-fi, to read, Writers, writing on June 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »
An interview with a sci-fi author about a series that sounds good:
‘For anybody who could use a break’: A Q&A with sci-fi author Becky Chambers
So, my goal with these books was to create something that hit that same note, of: “You can just be comfy here for a while. You can just be safe. Nothing’s gonna jump at you, nothing’s gonna stress you out. But I am going to speak to you as a fellow adult. I’m going to talk to you about things that are relevant to you in your adult life.”
Sounds fun, and I’ve enjoyed other Becky Chambers books, so I’m adding the Monk & Robot series to my list.
“One of the things I aim for is just to say, hey, it doesn’t have to be this way. I think that’s the key goal of science fiction in general, whether it’s a positive future, a negative future, somewhere in between. It doesn’t have to be like this.”
— Becky Chambers
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Seven Words
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, inspiration, life, Thoughts on June 12, 2025| 2 Comments »
As part of an answer to a woman looking for answers to big questions (excuse me, Big Questions), blogger Darius Foroux was asked to sum up his definition of life in 50 words or less. His answer?
No one knows what they are doing.
— Darius Foroux
I find this both reassuring and encouraging. I mean, sure, a lot of people know a lot of things, but no one knows everything. Everyone has questions, everyone has areas for improvement, and we’re all just wading through life trying to keep our feet dry (or not, you do you!).
Here’s to doing it anyway.
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Be Bold
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, #adventure, art, creativity, failure, fear, inspiration, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on June 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“If we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.”
— Maya Angelou
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Getting to the Point
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, inspiration, persistence, Thoughts, Writers, writing on June 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »
“Winning is fun… Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you’ve done is the point.”
— Pat Summitt
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The Lost City in the Basement
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, history, inspiration, Thoughts on June 3, 2025| Leave a Comment »
I could go into a whole thing about history and how it’s cool, or ancient civilizations and how they are cool, or uncovering architectural ruins that were foundations for lives lived once upon a time (and how that’s cool), but as I’m on deadline at the day job I’ll just leave you with this:
How Civilizations Built on Top of Each Other: Discover What Lies Beneath Rome, Troy & Other Cities
The idea of discovering a lost ancient city underground has long captured the human imagination. But why are the abandoned built environments of those fantasies always buried? The answer, in large part, is that such places do indeed exist under our feet, at least in certain parts of the world.
And it’s not just places like Rome or London. Cities like New York and Paris also have underground layers, and some cities were built in or under the earth.
I also enjoy this image of a cross-section of the A303 in England, which runs from Hampshire to Devon via Stonehenge (or so Wikipedia tells me, I haven’t been!).
In case you, too, have always wondered about the history beneath your feet!
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No Better Day
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, Thoughts on June 2, 2025| Leave a Comment »
It’s Monday and I’m working working working. I’m also long on creative ideas but short on finished drafts, so let’s enjoy another quote from Hank Green and get back to it!
“There’s no better use of a day than learning something new.”
— Hank Green
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Uniquely Human
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2025, creativity, storytelling, Thoughts, writing on May 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »
Super productive morning, semi-lazy afternoon. With books!
The Science of Storytelling: How can reading books change our brains?
What happens inside our brains when we read? How does the science of storytelling explain the power of narratives to shape our minds? In what ways do stories make us uniquely human?
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