We think we need to tell ourselves things like, "keep your
weight over your front don't press so hard on the violin bow..." when
we're trying to learn something new or improve our performance, when
that's exactly the thing that inhibits learning and improvement.

A celebration of gut instinct - good article with links to examples relating to writing, art, programming...

I read this awhile back and it's pretty good. Kathy Sierra's inline blog images are unmistakable!

Mr. Inarticulate on the right there looks like he's on the potty....goes to show where we do most of our thinking.

what about writing fiction? or reading it? don't you need your little voices then?

Yes, the world is overflowing with "educated" idiots that love the sound of their own voice.

I love the blog this was clipped from, creating passionate users I would have recognized one of those drawings anywhere!

It's one of the few blogs that stays on the top of my required reading list even when I'm busy. If you're in any sort of business, on the web or off, it's worth every second of your time t be reading it.