The creator can stun everyone with the asymmetry between effort and result. Crowds of smart folks waste time and cash in vain, but he just glances at the problem and voilà! "Oh, you can do it like that?!" the "experts" bleat.
And yet, you won’t find anyone more vulnerable than a creator. On his own, he can do nothing at all. Knowledge, experience, burning desire, willpower, force, pleading—none of it matters. Ideas don’t care.
What does it take? Admit he's just a chalk in the hand of the Creator above. Call that Force what you like: Dao, Cosmos, Brahman, Absolute, God.
As long as a man thinks he's the source of all ideas, he's stuck. Pride seals him shut like a genie in a lamp. Humility hurts, sure, but now wow-ideas have a shot to slip in through the crack.
First, the creator must truly accept his total helplessness, to then claim cosmic power. Paradox.
This takes courage, because there are no guarantees. This isn’t a deal. The man stands naked before the Void. Looks like he's doing nothing. Ha-ha, he's doing the hardest thing: holding the uncertainty.
Seems this skill will be our most valuable in the decades ahead.
I wish you mastery in this Work in 2026.
May the New Year be truly Yours.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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