Matt Haig says that "Forward momentum...is not automatically good simply because it is forward momentum." Onward directionality for the sake of an onward direction alone, does not determine the correctness of a course.
"Sometimes," Haig says, "we push our lives in the wrong direction", and we continue to trudge along out of an amalgamated sense of apathy, obligation, obstinance, or delusional hopefulness. In any of these cases, real, life-altering, paradigm-shifting, 'progress' "might mean doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road."
Sometimes moving ahead means moving in another direction. Sometimes backwards. Sometimes pivoting. Sometimes it means starting again, again. This time, differently.
Slower.
Simpler.
Doing the opposite of everything you believed that you had to. Loosening your grip and letting go of what you thought was a necessity.
P.S. ICAD - DAY 30-32 - all the collages featured in this newsletter are available for purchase here.
P.P.S. - If you follow me on Notes you may have seen a few of music inspired digital designs I’ve been dabbling with. I’ve compiled the songs that inspired them into a short playlist below:
And if you haven’t seen the designs I made, here they are:
These are so cool, Duane. Love your work.
Oh how I love these. Came here from Instagram and so delighted to read these!