"A life without a quiet centre easily becomes delusional. When we cling to the results of our actions as our only way of self-identification we become possessive, defensive, and dependant on false identities." - Henri Nouwen Ten Lessons 1. We are psychologically hard-wired for tribalism. While this was a necessary part of human development, we need to evolve further. By continuing to bolster our groups through common enemy identity politics we lose sight of our shared humanity and the importance of diversity of thought. I talk more about this in a podcast available here . 2. In the pursuit of truth (and art) we should seek to ride the line between order and chaos. The known and the unknown. If we adopt ideologies too far on either side we end up with limited and harmful vision by falling into some form of relativism or fundamentalism. 3. The only way to push into new artistic territory is through a willingness to do bad work. Perfectionism throttles growth...