JETS JOURNAL - #083
May 27, 2025
Hi All!
Here is your weekly round up of what I’m pondering and exploring. Feel free to forward along to a friend if you think they might enjoy.
Getting closer
Over the weekend I finished the third draft of my novel, and I’m happy to say that this project has been by far the most creatively fulfilling things I’ve ever worked on. I’d even go as far as saying if the book never saw the light of day, I’d still be mostly happy with what I’ve done.
I’m now formatting the insides of the book, getting some more beta readers to spot inconsistencies, spelling errors, etc. and will begin sampling some more draft copies with new cover designs until I’m happy with how everything comes together.
Very exciting times!
And although I can’t wait to gift this book to the world. It’s the book I wished was given to me when I was fifteen years old.
The Way of Code
Last week Rick Rubin and Anthropic, the team behind Claude AI, released a book called The Way of Code. In short, the book is about Vibe Coding, which for anyone who doesn’t know, is when you learn to play with AI, and build out your wildest ideas, even if you have no idea how the technicals work, you know how to vibe out.
And while the term Vibe Coder has become a meme on X that cops a lot of flack from traditional programmers, the idea is grounded in self-sufficiency, and empowerment.
Here is one of my favourite quotes from the book:
If your someone who enjoyed Rubins other book, The Creative Act, you will definitely enjoy this. Especially since it’s so short, and can be read on your phone for free, here.
Relearning to write
Unfortunately, school teaches you to drag on your work.
Word counts force you to bullshit your way to the finish line.
You bury what your trying to say in adverbs, adjectives, and extravagant synonyms to make it sound like you know what your saying.
Well at least that’s what I did when I was at school.
I wanted to pass, not understand.
A great film
Last week I watched a fantastic movie called The Code.
Here is the synopsis: A sexless couple, paranoid about the status of their relationship, embraces surveillance, spying and performance as a means to fall in love again, in this absurd, high-concept comedy.
I’d been meaning to watch the film for well-over a year after first hearing the director, Eugene Kotlyarenko, speak about it at SXSW here in Sydney.
It’s a great portrayal of modern relationship dynamics, and is a genuinely hilarious take on the absurdity of modern life.
I also thought the way the movie used different angles from Instagram stories, TikToks, Zoom calls, CCTV footage, spy glasses, and even Tesla rear view cameras, was genius.
Check out the trailer below:
Accepting paradox
Disclaimer: this one might get a little too deep, feel free to skip this section.
Although the title of the album I shared the other week was, I Have No Idea What I’m Doing, the paradoxical truth is, I know exactly what I’m doing.
Which sounds contradictory on the surface, but let me use a post I found online to try grasp at what I’m getting at.
“To integrate paradoxes without collapse means you don’t force yourself to choose between two opposing truths. Instead, you allow both to coexist within you—not as contradiction, but as dynamic tension. You move fluidly between them, letting one lead to the extent required, then the other, depending on what the moment calls for. Neither is abandoned—both are honoured. It is the quiet acceptance of duality—held without full conflict, animated by discernment.”
I used to not be able to understand how two seemingly opposite truths could co-exist. For example:
How can you love something, but also be okay with letting it go?
How can you be content, but still strive for more?
How can something be late, but still be right on time?
How can you be part of culture, but look different from everyone in that culture?
The list of paradoxes goes on, and appear all over life.
However, I’m finally, very slowly, developing the ability to sit with the inner discomfort of the undefinable. It’s very hard, and I’ve even gotten professional help to deal with my own inner conflicts. Thankfully though, I’m finding inner congruence, by simply letting go of the need for resolution.
Hope everyone enjoys their week.
Love,
Jet Williams