The moment you show someone, the idea becomes a performance. You start defending it. You start caring if they think it’s smart or crazy. The fire only works if the reading is private. Some truths are only for you. And some truths are only for the moment.
We live in an age of permanence.
Burn after reading. And then go live. What would you write today if you knew no one would ever read it—and the evidence would turn to smoke tomorrow?
The moment you show someone, the idea becomes a performance. You start defending it. You start caring if they think it’s smart or crazy. The fire only works if the reading is private. Some truths are only for you. And some truths are only for the moment.
We live in an age of permanence.
Burn after reading. And then go live. What would you write today if you knew no one would ever read it—and the evidence would turn to smoke tomorrow? Burn After Reading