books

These are just some lists of culture I encountered this year that I really liked and am happy to recommend to you. It’s not even all from 2017, necessarily. Back in the day, I used to create massive, well-considered lists. It was quite a joy for me. Ha! I guess I didn’t have enough to do!

Any strong recommendations from your 2017?

MUSIC
NEW MUSIC
– Susso, Keira – Oh please, please, please listen to this record. I love it so much. (Even it is from 2016.)
– Four Tet, New Energy
– Juana Molina, Halo
– Thurston Moore, Rock n Roll Consciousness
– Jlin, Black Origami
– Slowdive
– St. Vincent, Masseduction
– Binker & Moses, Journey To The Mountain Of Forever
– Milk Music, Mystic 100s
– Fleet Foxes, Crack-Up
– Kelly Lee Owens

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Seth Godin (my mentor whether he knows it or not) has a new book out. It’s called What To Do When It’s Your Turn. And then in parentheses it says “(and it’s always your turn.)”

It’s a beautiful book. You should buy it.

A couple of moments that struck me in the first 35 pages…

“I’m no longer quite sure what the answer is, but I do know that the answer is yes.”
– Leonard Bernstein (channeling John Cage?)

“Liberate yourself from the need to be right.”

“I’m looking for something that might not work.”

“…the delight in dancing with their fear.”
I’m certain I’ll be saying this one a lot. What a great way to deal with this, syntactically.
Everyone always says “I can’t do such and such yet, I’m afraid.”
People want to know how to move forward without fear. Of course, that’s not really possible.
(Unless you’re just too dumb to be afraid, in which case, good for you, you’ll go far.)
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Some Favorites from 2017

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