Michael's Thought Canvas

What Do You Do When You’re the Villain?

How do you live with the reality that you are a villain, even in your story and everyone else’s?

Nov 11 • 

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September 2025

Does Creativity Need a Purpose?

If creativity has to prove its worth, is it still creativity?

Sep 26 • 

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July 2025

It’s Okay If No One Reads This

on finding the courage to speak even when no one asks

Jul 23 • 

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April 2025

March 2025

Ready or Not: The Truth About Formlessness

When I was in my first year of university, I used to hand-copy my notes.

Mar 24 • 

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Intelligence is how you distinguish the world around you - day 28

I believe there are different kinds of intelligence.

Mar 1 • 

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On meaning & purpose - day 27

Before we name something, before we understand it, before we even recognize it, does it already have meaning?

Mar 1 • 

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all communication is approximation - day 26

Language is often mistaken for the foundation of meaning, but what if meaning precedes language entirely?

Mar 1 • 

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exposure refines taste - day 25

That’s the thing about exposure: it refines your taste whether you want it to or not.

Mar 1 • 

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February 2025

echoes of the first sound- day 24

Language is fragile.

Feb 24 • 

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it never really stops - day 23

There’s this idea of luck and unluckiness, right?

Feb 24 • 

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Sometimes hunger sharpens the senses - day 22

If you go long enough without food, a number of things start to happen.

Feb 23 • 

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