Do Nothing
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is the one book I probably gifted most in the last ten years, because it is one of the most important ones for me.
Reading it for the first time as a student in 2009 was a revelation, and it had a huge influence on my work ethic and my creative process!
It remains an insanely effective and powerful guide to overcoming the internal obstacles that want to prevent us from realising our creative potential. The book delves into the concept of “Resistance,” the invisible force that sabotages our creative efforts, and offers practical strategies to conquer it.
Pressfield’s insights are drawn from his own experiences as a writer, providing a candid and motivational roadmap to overcoming self-doubt, procrastination, and other forms of Resistance. Resistance is what he calls the inner force faced by artists, entrepreneurs, athletes, and everyone else trying to break through (creative) barriers.
Learning from Lina
In 2022, Thu Thuy Pham and Phuong Thao Westphal, two friends of Vietnamese-German backgrounds, opened the doors to their Berlin diner DASHI. Within a short time, the diner has established itself as a popular destination for Berlin foodies and has now grown a reputation that goes far beyond the German capital...
This is a journey following the spatial and social aspects of Brazilian modernist Lina Bo Bardi’s most striking works. Questioning what it means to build for an ever-shifting present moment, Pia Brückner discovers that what makes Bardi’s work last through time is its continued usefulness for the many, not the few.
Massimo Vitali with his wife, Annette Klein, and their son, Otto. This photo is from the New York Times article "Massimo Vitali Moves Into a 14th-Century Church". Photo by Stefano Baroni (more)
Massimo Vitali with his wife, Annette Klein, and their son, Otto. This photo is from the New York Times article "Massimo Vitali Moves Into a 14th-Century Church". Photo by Stefano Baroni (more)
