If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury it down deep within us. Douglas Coupland attractiveburydeep Change image and share on social
Before machines the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships. Douglas Coupland entertainmentformmachine Change image and share on social
I've never really seen too much difference between writing or making visual art or designing furniture or clothing. It's still my brain - I'm just using different parts of it for different things. Douglas Coupland artbrainclthe Change image and share on social
The neighborhood I grew up in had this fence that surrounds the watershed. And if you go on the other side of that fence, there's nothing until the North Pole and down to Siberia. It's the absolute cutoff point between man and nature. Douglas Coupland absolutecutofffence share on social
I grew up with three brothers, so nearly everything I had was destroyed or made fun of. Douglas Coupland brotherdestroyfun Change image and share on social
In a faraway land called 'pre-2000,' what Earthlings now call blogging was called 'keeping a diary.' It's hard work to do well. I tried doing it in the early 1990s but had to stop because I no longer had a life - instead I had this thing that generated anecdotes to go into my diary. The diary took over and I had to stop. Douglas Coupland 1990sanecdoteblogging share on social
Telling people they look relaxed makes them look relaxed. Douglas Coupland makepeoplerelax Change image and share on social
Where does personality end and brain damage begin? Douglas Coupland beginbraindamage Change image and share on social
I had a lot of really terrible advice early in my writing career and I cheesed off people without even knowing it, all the while thinking I was implementing good advice. Douglas Coupland advicecareercheese Change image and share on social
The Internet has destroyed irony in the world, or at least wounded it considerably. What are we to do about an invention whose end result is that starving people in China are looking up things on marthastewart.com? Douglas Coupland chinaconsiderablydestroy share on social