“Shirley Jackson said that a confused reader is an antagonistic reader, and I live by that. It's okay to start anywhere, and to let yourself write a big sloppy overly-detailed first draft. You just jump in, knowing that the water will be cold at first, but no one is making you swim.” WritingFirstsSaidBigsWaterKnowingColdReaderOkayConfusedLive BySwimSloppy Author:Anne Lamott
“we can't be creative if we refuse to be confused. Change always starts with confusion; cherished interpretations must dissolve to make way for what's new. Great ideas and inventions miraculously appear in the space of not knowing.” IfsWayIdeasChangeSpaceCreativeKnowingRefuseInventionConfusionUncertaintyConfusedInterpretationNot KnowingBe CreativeGreat Idea Book:Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future Source: Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future
“I'm also not sure that I look up to others as knowing what the hell is going on, except maybe Andre Agassi, who, when I interviewed him, while covering the U.S. Open, seemed to know what was going on. My basic assumption is that we're all confused all the time. Some people do act more confident, though. Maybe they aren't confused. I am. I'm confused.” PeopleKnowsLooksHellKnowingNot SureConfusedAssumptionLook UpCoveringI'm Confused Author:Jonathan Ames