Tag: Rituals


The Commonplace Archive

Collecting the brilliance of others is an essential act of creative humility.

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The Table as a Mirror

Hosting others provides a unique laboratory for studying human behavior.

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Shadows as Structure

The way a room is lit changes the way a thought is formed.

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The Evening Tea as a Boundary

A simple ritual can signal the mind to move from ‘output’ to ‘reflection.’

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The Creative Uniform

What we wear can remove unnecessary decisions from the creative day.

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The Social Hangover of the Creator

For the observer, social life is research; solitude is where that research is processed.

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The Resistance of the Fountain Pen

The speed of a keyboard is often the enemy of the depth of a sentence.

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The Golden Hour and the Studio

There is a specific kind of work that can only be done as the light fails.

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Digital Fasting in the Dark

Blue light is the enemy of the autumnal mind.

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The Creative Harvest

October marks the transition from the gathering of ideas to the refinement of thought.

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