Almost everything in the world is a pocket

Getting down to the basics

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Jul 22, 2017 · 2 min read

Let’s scale way, way back for a moment.
The pocket — very very arguably the most beneficial invention in human history. Why? Because you put stuff in it. And god knows we love stuff.

[I could use the word container, but pocket is generally cuter]

Is there a point to this? Not really. Just a different perspective.

Glass Bottle? Pocket for liquid stuff
Purse? Pocket for your small stuff
Trash can? Pocket for actual stuff
Bowls? Pocket for fruit stuff
A house? Pocket for all of your stuff

Bun? Pocket for wiener

Socks? Pocket for your feet
Envelopes? Pocket for your letters
Bookshelf? Pocket for your books

Book? Pocket for words (okay this one’s a stretch)

In any case, now that we got to the fundamental form of all this stuff, imagine using it interchangeably. A trash can also hold books. A glass bottle can also hold letters (which if you had a lot of, would become a book). If you scaled the size of socks to carry books, it would just be a bag.

Take a step back, evaluate, and then zoom back in with a different perspective. This is how innovation happens.

With love & hotdogs,
~Jess

Jess Churchill is a writer-and-human-in-progress. About eight months ago, she gave up on the system in place and has been searching for one that makes sense, so she moved to Bulgaria and is watching the West implode from afar. She started questioning everything about herself and decided to do what any troubled human being would, start an advertising agency that does 100% pro bono work for non-profits. Catch her on Instagram making a fool out of herself and posting some terrible art.

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