On finding your element.
About Niklas Göke
On Making Masterpieces
Great art is not about whether the stars align.
Great art is not about whether the stars align.
Nightly Expectations
Plans are cheap at any time of day
Plans are cheap at any time of day
Against the Odds
In almost everything you do, you are up against unfavorable odds, yet you keep persisting.
In almost everything you do, you are up against unfavorable odds, yet you keep persisting.
Thoughts Are Made Up
A manufacture of the mind.
A manufacture of the mind.
Questions Beat Answers
A question offers multiple new paths without forcing you onto one.
A question offers multiple new paths without forcing you onto one.
Your Problem Is Someone Else’s Solution
It might be better still to pretend your problems aren’t problems at all.
It might be better still to pretend your problems aren’t problems at all.
The Comfort of Knowing You’ll Meet Again
The upside of going way back
The upside of going way back
Where Good Writing Comes From
Good writing comes from boundless imagination and strong empathy.
Good writing comes from boundless imagination and strong empathy.
Catching Up
Catching up happens at your own pace — and it’s never too late to start walking.
Catching up happens at your own pace — and it’s never too late to start walking.
The Weight of the Future
The future is where we’re headed, the past is nothing we can do anything about.
The future is where we’re headed, the past is nothing we can do anything about.
Don’t Interrupt the Tangoing Bear
The power of the relentless willingness to entertain every possibility
The power of the relentless willingness to entertain every possibility
Closure vs. Peace
Closure may be a unicorn, but peace comes to all who are willing to wait for it.
Closure may be a unicorn, but peace comes to all who are willing to wait for it.
Polish, Polish, Polish
The dream is to find the dream when you are eight years old — and many of us do.
The dream is to find the dream when you are eight years old — and many of us do.
The Long, Stony Journey
Whenever you find yourself thinking before you act, know that the pause is a gift.
Whenever you find yourself thinking before you act, know that the pause is a gift.
The Right Kind of Discomfort
As long as you care about the goal, transparent discomfort is much easier to work with than nontransparent discomfort.
As long as you care about the goal, transparent discomfort is much easier to work with than nontransparent discomfort.