It seems that if you hope to design things that cut to the heart of the human experience, you’re better off drawing inspiration from classical stories and literature than contemporary work. Something that remains relevant hundreds or thousands of years after its writing is a better foundation for meaningful work than the latest tech blog post.
Again: [read not the Times; read the Eternities](http://www.ryskamp.org/brain/?p=3640).
Ommwriter is pretty slick; a writing tool with ambient sounds, background imagery, and an elegant fading UI that lets you get deep into your writing.
Ommwriter from Herraiz Soto on Vimeo.
“We should treat our minds, that is, ourselves, as innocent and ingenuous children, whose guardians we are, and be careful what objects and what subjects we thrust on their attention. Read not the Times. Read the Eternities.” – Henry David Thoreau, Life Without Principle
WSJ: But is there something compelling about the collaborative process compared to the solitary job of writing?
CM: Yes, it would compel you to avoid it at all costs.