January 17, 2025

Learning

In the age of A.I. and machine learning, just being more productive won’t cut it. The future belongs to the creatives.

"In the Human Productivity Parabola (see graph above), we have now passed the point — call it the 'Productivity-Creativity Inversion' — where machines (algorithms, robots, etc.) have become a better investment for future productivity gains than humans. At this point, we as humans are better off spending our energy on creativity than on productivity.

"If productivity, previously scarce and valuable, is increasingly abundant and commoditized, then we must shift our investments — from how we educate our children to how we plan our careers — to creativity, a truly scarce resource whose value is on the rise." - Scott Belsky

Article: Creativity Is the New Productivity

Learning

Don’t be afraid of the dark.

ARTICLE: In a culture obsessed with positive thinking, can letting go be a radical act?

Learning

Design history as a “practice of freedom”

INTERVIEW: The Daily Heller: The Growth of New Design History Ecosystems

Learning

Equanimity is something you do, not something you have; it is a lived way of moving through the world.

ARTICLE: Equanimity is Not Stillness – It is a Mobility of the Mind

Learning

"The society capable of continuous renewal not only is oriented toward the future but looks ahead with some confidence."

BOOK: Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society