birdartpoetry asked: Mister Gaiman, you’re kickass. I was just wondering, what do you think is the best way to seduce a writer? I figured your answer would be pretty spectacular.
In my experience, writers tend to be really good at the inside of their own heads and…
The point is that it’s not enough to simply daydream. Letting the mind drift off is the easy part. What’s much more difficult (and more important) is maintaining a touch of meta-awareness, so that if you happen to come up with a useful new idea while in the shower or sitting in traffic you’re able to take note; the breakthrough isn’t squandered.
[On self-awareness] “A better understanding of these heuristics and of the biases to which they lead could improve judgments and decisions in situations of uncertainty.” Unfortunately, such hopes appear to be unfounded. Self-knowledge isn’t a cure for irrationality; even when we know why we stumble, we still find a way to fall.
I SHOULD STOP TALKING NOW, OH PLEASE SOMEONE SHUT ME UP!
We break out of the box by stepping into shackles.
I’ve heard since I started using Ruby on Rails that constraints are freeing, seems to hold true.
When opportunity abounds, people are free to pursue more narrow selection criteria, but when fewer choices are available, they must find satisfaction using broader criteria. Our findings reveal an irony – greater human diversity within an environment leads to less personal diversity.
Also then take into account the personalised web, Facebook/Google filtering our results to reinforce our world views.
Feels good, is it?
WAT - A lightning talk by Gary Bernhardt from CodeMash 2012
Watch this video. It’s funny (mostly just for programmers).
From DestroyAllSoftware.com:
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It is true that I did not choose my bridegroom. He was chosen for me. But I am a princess, and I have a duty to my family and my people. It may seem backwards or even barbaric to you, but a marriage is not a kidnapping. We all have our jobs to do. Yours sometimes sends you crawling through a sewer pipe. Mine sends me to the marriage bed. Is my lot truly so tragic in comparison to yours or anyone else’s that you must persist in trying to “rescue” me from it?
