Integration requires less

You are not a magazine, you are a monograph

“To have what you want, you must first be who you truly are.”
–Tim Grover

The math of meaning is surprisingly simple: The more you accumulate, the harder it becomes to tell a cohesive story. (Because Complication accelerates knowledge loss.) So tell a focused story. You’re not a magazine, you are a monograph, an integrated narrative. And integration requires less.

Embrace ruthless elimination. Choice sounds like expansion, but its true power is in reduction. You can’t do everything and You can’t be good at everything and that means you can do what you want and you can be what you want.

Sho Kuwamoto, Figma

The art of becoming is the art of selection: Choose a path from infinite possibilities (and don’t leave out the impossible), let the others face into non-existence. You must learn to discern what belongs in your life or not.

The story of a life is improved with depth, coherence, and a singular voice. It’s not improved by cramming it with as many characters, elements, and ideas as possible (you heard me, Marvel). Complexity fragments; simplicity unifies.

When you have the courage to declare what you are not, you are reward with integration. To is, you must know what you ain’t. Life is not about becoming more, it’s about becoming more yourself.