daryl davis guts kkk chapters

yesterday, i listened to an episode of the podcast love + radio. the episode was about daryl davis and his somewhat unconventional strategy to shutting down kkk chapters.

maybe it's a good thing for grocery stores to run out of things (occasionally)

last week, i went to the local co-op grocery store of which i am a member. among other things, i needed cilantro and poblano peppers. they were out of cilantro. they also just don’t sell poblano peppers at all.

my favorite reframing strategy: expand the frame

last week, during a session of the media for movement building course i’m co-teaching (with marie choi from making contact), i explained something out loud that i haven’t ever said before. i’ve always known that i’m an external processor and this just one example of that.

jace clayton on artists and media metabolism

jace clayton made a really interesting point on his interview on the longform podcast. to paraphrase…

on income and being like water

You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend. — Bruce Lee