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Talent isn’t given, it’s made
In most cases, when we say someone is talented at something, we mean that they have a natural gift. I don’t agree with that definition. I want to teach my kids that talent is made, not given, by being intensely interested in something and putting a lot of time and effort into doing it.
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What I learned last week (#116): complain less, make more
Learned last week: Don’t confuse being helpful with actually being helpful, everything in nature is connected, Miles Davis sounds great with LCD Soundsystem, and more!
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March music: Darius, Aaron Frazer, Stereolab + more 🔈
March has been a bit of an eclectic month of music, as is typical I guess. The selections I’ve included here range from deep house to soul to jazz and some throwback hip-hop.
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What we’re doing now: in-between
(This is a post for a now page, and if you have your own site, you should make one, too.) Feeling in-between March is almost over and it feels like an in-between time. We’re in-between winter and spring here in Scotland. We’re in-between lockdowns as restrictions are lifting but not quite. We’re in-between starting and…
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What I learned last week (#115): put reality in your corner
Learned last week: The birth of the cool, we need more stories of failures, building wine with math, and more!
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Turning on the Scottish
The kids can now “turn on” a Scottish accent when they want to. Me, not so much.
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Time (and attention) is all you have
I’m feeling ok with my limited involvement in the various social media services vying for my attention, but it’s not without moments of paranoia and despair. I’m optimistic that we can all come up with improvements if we just, well, don’t get distracted too much.
Writing and drawings by Nick.
