Dan Russell

Author of the Born Genius Newsletter @ danrussell.co

04/01/2026

Objectivity is still limited to one person's perspective, no matter how much evidence exists.

12/19/2024

“Chiaroscuro” is an Italian term used to describe the artistic style of using light and shadow to create depth and three-dimensionality.

Griffin was found on the side of a highway right before adopted him. He bit hard and barked his face off. Yet, thirteen years of love later, he would turn into a different dog.

We laid Griffin to rest last week, and in the time Melanie and I have taken to mourn his loss, I’ve reflected back on something I read about chiaroscuro and the “cosmic motion picture”:

Creation is light and shadow both, else no picture is possible. [Good and evil] must ever alternate in supremacy. If joy were ceaseless here in this world, would man ever desire another? Without suffering, he scarcely cares to recall that he has forsaken his eternal home. Pain is a prod to remembrance. The way of escape is through wisdom. The tragedy of death is unreal; those who shudder at it are like an ignorant actor who dies of fright on the stage when nothing more has been fired at him than a blank cartridge.”

When I remember Griffin, I think of all the times he annoyed me, and I feel nothing but love. How’s that for contrast?

I want to live this way. To see the light IN the shadow. Mourning Griffin’s loss has been tough for both Melanie and I, but it’s carried a gift.

Griffin’s final lesson bestowed on us after he was gone: that even a puppy left by the side of a highway can be transformed through love and leave a gaping, tear-filled hole in the hearts of the people who loved him.

Rest in Peace, buddy. ❤️🦴

12/08/2024

I snapped this picture after deplaning at Orlando airport. We were walking by a digital art exhibition of nature scenes in the terminal. I’ve seen these giant screens before and stood in awe underneath them, but this time I had the pleasure of seeing someone else basking in that same awe.

I don’t think the English language has a word to describe the feeling of seeing someone experience a wonderful moment that you’ve already experienced, and to not only relive the moment itself, but also to feel a deep and genuine sense of gratitude and happiness for the fact that that person is experiencing something you know to be wonderful.

Suggestions on the word? I checked with Chat GPT and wasn’t satisfied with empathy or attunement. Make one up if you can’t think of one!

12/07/2024

Hatred isn’t a quality or character flaw. It’s an expression of pain.

A hateful person will never tell you, but there’s a soft and bleeding soul underneath all of the angry words and furrowed brows.

Can you use this perspective to look at the next hateful person with compassion instead of judgment?

11/19/2024

💬 Science has joined the chat room

09/13/2024

Happy birthday to , the kindest, most thoughtful human being I’ve ever known. You teach me on a daily basis what it means to live authentically and with such force you can move mountains and peoples’ lives with simply your presence. Wishing you the happiest of birthdays and a year ahead full of love, abundance, and grace. I love you so much and continue to hold so much gratitude for our lives together - all the twists and turns are part of this beautiful journey, and I am here for it, and for you.

09/09/2024

When broke out the Bob Ross wigs, I never thought I’d actually come close to pulling off the look. But now, 🤔🤨🧐

This photo was shot by during an art exercise led by at the Brilliant Rebels Experience. We were paired off in teams in an art “competition” of sorts. Much was learned (and laughed about)

08/07/2024

I’ve been hearing a lot of people talking about self-imposed isolation when it comes to friends/family and political preferences. Democracy withers away without open discussion.

It’s why Trump was put back on Twitter, and it’s why heated political debates on social media are vitally important, so long as they are respectful.

When we lose respect for the other side (by way of judgment of the whole based on a few individuals) or consciously ostracize ourselves from communities that make up a huge portion of this country, we lose touch with what is real, and we place ourselves in an echo chamber of our own making. And when we do that, and choose to hear only the perspectives we agree with, we encounter the natural temptation to believe that we are right and the “others” are wrong.

What if there are no “others?” What if we’re all Americans? And we all drink the same water and breathe the same air? What if we focused on the overlap in opinion and worked our way out, rather than focusing on the differences, which will 100% of the time prevent us from seeing the humanity in others?

07/29/2024

This is one of the best TED talks I’ve ever watched. describes the role of art and creativity in our lives. He explains that expression is vital to our human experience and it has a communal healing quality.

That our lives are meant to be savored and meant to be a pursuit of our passions- not a cycle of eating TV dinners and waiting for the next great tech product to come out.

In what ways are you pursuing your own passion? How are you pursuing your own creativity?

07/23/2024

Here we go! Masculine power will be forced to look at its insecurity over the coming months and years. We’ll be faced with our fear of not having control and order, and of trusting the divine feminine with having our best interests at heart. The more we surrender our power, the more powerful we become.

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