Incredible insight & wisdom here, and not just about filmmaking

“Wherever you go, make a home right there”

Interesting exercise 👀

In 2016, researchers at the University of Adelaide tested Kurt Vonnegut's theory that, "There’s no reason why the simple shapes of stories can’t be fed into computers." They took the emotional arcs of 1300+ novels from Project Gutenberg, turned that into data, used modern tech

Checking out Steven Soderbergh’s weird semi-legal 2014 cut of Raiders Of The Lost Ark where he removed the audio (replaced with the Social Network soundtrack) and put it in black and white and honestly, it’s incredible

Fan Ho's rare colour photographs of Hong Kong in the 1950s and 60s

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI and one of the leading figures of the AI boom. He has recommended several books over the years which cover a wide range of topics including entrepreneurship, technology, psychology, history, and philosophy. 25 books recommended by Sam Altman 🧵

In 1934, the only thing standing in the way of the Nazis invading France was the Maginot Line, a fortification running from the Rhine River to La Ferté made of concrete blockhouses, bunkers, and rail lines. The line was elaborate and extensive, and as rumors of its strength

Basecamp founder Jason Fried: Customers don’t care about your features and technology Jason recounts how when he was selling shoes growing up in Illinois, representatives of the major shoe brands would arm salespeople with facts about all of the fancy new technology (e.g. the

OTD in 1953: James Bond was thrust upon an unsuspecting public in Ian Fleming’s ‘Casino Royale’ How many Bond fans still haven’t read it?

“The villain should be a physical representation of the obstacles he’s facing in his personal growth” he gets it man. He just gets it.

How much human knowledge has been lost to history? Well, this ancient wonder was razed by the Mongols in 1258 — it's said the Tigris River ran black with ink. Here's what was inside... (thread) 🧵

The Mauritanian iron ore train is one of the longest and heaviest trains in the world and the most unique and incredible railway journeys one can take. The train is up to 3 km (1.8 miles) in length, travels on a single track of 704 kilometres (437 miles), with 200 – 300 freight

Tomorrow marks 6 years since the world lost Anthony Bourdain. A chef, an author, and an enthusiast of Spain. Here are my 25 favorite insights — on food, life, and the country we love — from every episode he filmed in Spain: (a 🧵)

Students at NYU asked the creators of South Park the million-dollar question: “What makes a good story?” They gave one of the best explanations of story I’ve heard: “If we can take the beats of your outline, and the words ‘and then’ belong between those beats… you got

Managed to get my course readings delivered to Lithuania 🇱🇹 Bring it on Golden Egg Academy #12monthcourse

Copywriting Rule: Write like you’re solving a problem, not pitching a product.

Gave the 10yo Ender's Game. Two days later he gives it back to me: "That was good. Is there a second one?"

Mozart on when his ideas flowed best

A pattern found in famous creatives: They balance intense intellectual work with deep rest. They embody the work hard play hard mentality. When its time to work, they work. When it's time to rest, they do not think about work, and surprisingly, that's when their best ideas come.