I was talking to one of my friends the other day, and he was asking me about pros and cons of taking on a certain side project. One of his big draws was that he would get to learn directly from someone. The idea of direct mentorship hits a certain nerve. In my view, he’s … Continue reading You Don’t Need Mentors, You Need Blissful Empty Space
Category: Short Writing
Meet Art Halfway
In today’s short-form world, the content flooding our feeds seems to focus on “hooks” and “accessibility.” I think poet Mark Strand got this right, decades before the emergence of TikTok or Instagram. “If you try too hard to be immediately comprehensible to your audience, if you give too much to the moment, you’re also giving … Continue reading Meet Art Halfway