Reality is Logic, But Emotion is Your Creative Loophole

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May 1, 2022 — The world may seem logical, but everyone lives in their own reality, and emotion is the ghost in the machine.

When I was in middle school I went to see Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with my mom, and after it was over, she said…

“See? It’s not so bad watching with subtitles.”

Andrew Folts

Written by Andrew Folts

Author of 365 Comics. Writer, illustrator, and barefoot runner slinging minimalist hacks for creative rebels.

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