William Carey
@vvillcarey.bsky.social
Designer, explorer, who loves to bring ideas to life.
“Best to have failure happen early. [It] wakes up the phoenix bird in you.”
— Anne Baxter
— Anne Baxter
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
“Best to have failure happen early. [It] wakes up the phoenix bird in you.”
— Anne Baxter
— Anne Baxter
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” — Søren Kierkegaard
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” — Søren Kierkegaard
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” — Arundhati Roy
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” — Arundhati Roy
“The purpose of a beehive isn’t to make honey. Honey is a by-product of a healthy hive.” — Seth Godin
Be aware of the extrinsic motivation of the culture you find yourself in.
Be aware of the extrinsic motivation of the culture you find yourself in.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“The purpose of a beehive isn’t to make honey. Honey is a by-product of a healthy hive.” — Seth Godin
Be aware of the extrinsic motivation of the culture you find yourself in.
Be aware of the extrinsic motivation of the culture you find yourself in.
“Creativity is intelligence having fun” — Albert Einstein
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Creativity is intelligence having fun” — Albert Einstein
“Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.” — Federico Fellini
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“Money is everywhere but so is poetry. What we lack are the poets.” — Federico Fellini
"The brain is a fantastic organ. It is a purveyor and the generator of fantasies—including the fantasy that I am me and that I have a body." — Karl Friston
August 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"The brain is a fantastic organ. It is a purveyor and the generator of fantasies—including the fantasy that I am me and that I have a body." — Karl Friston
“Do what you can with what you have. Nothing more is needed.” — Rick Rubin
August 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
“Do what you can with what you have. Nothing more is needed.” — Rick Rubin
“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run” — Roy Amara
August 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run” — Roy Amara
“The question isn’t what AI will do. It’s who we become in response to what it does.” — Steven Kotler
July 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“The question isn’t what AI will do. It’s who we become in response to what it does.” — Steven Kotler
“if one wants to understand the world, one has to determine the hierarchy of forces, currents, and individual movements, and then put them together to form an overall constellation.” — Fernand Braudel
July 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“if one wants to understand the world, one has to determine the hierarchy of forces, currents, and individual movements, and then put them together to form an overall constellation.” — Fernand Braudel
The future belongs to those who dare to redraw the map
July 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The future belongs to those who dare to redraw the map
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Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology and Power since 1500
Explore how technical and social structures co-evolved over five centuries in this large-scale research visualization.
calculatingempires.net
July 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Map can still define the territory calculatingempires.net?pos=1051.21%...
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” — Theodore Roosevelt
March 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Comparison is the thief of joy.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” — Albert Einstein
March 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” — Albert Einstein
“Speak only when we feel it’s absolutely necessary to speak. Every time you open your mouth, there should be a good reason to speak. Say, because it helps the other person. And when the other person speaks, we should learn to listen with utmost carefulness and respect” — Thich Nhat Hanh
February 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“Speak only when we feel it’s absolutely necessary to speak. Every time you open your mouth, there should be a good reason to speak. Say, because it helps the other person. And when the other person speaks, we should learn to listen with utmost carefulness and respect” — Thich Nhat Hanh
“Failure
is the information you need
to get where you’re going.”
— The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin
is the information you need
to get where you’re going.”
— The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin
February 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“Failure
is the information you need
to get where you’re going.”
— The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin
is the information you need
to get where you’re going.”
— The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin
“If you are fortunate enough to experience the strike of inspiration, take full advantage of the access. Remain in the energy of this rarefied moment as long as it lasts.” — Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being.
January 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“If you are fortunate enough to experience the strike of inspiration, take full advantage of the access. Remain in the energy of this rarefied moment as long as it lasts.” — Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being.
"the authentic swing equals the authentic self" — The Authentic Swing, by Steven Pressfield
January 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
"the authentic swing equals the authentic self" — The Authentic Swing, by Steven Pressfield
“Beware of the assumption that the way you work is the best way simply because it’s the way you’ve done it before” — Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being.
January 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“Beware of the assumption that the way you work is the best way simply because it’s the way you’ve done it before” — Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being.