Piper French
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Piper French
One of the saddest things to me is the cultural decay cycle in our new age of virality.
Sub-cultures that took years to form through meaning are essentially destroyed within days or weeks.
If you think about it, a niche culture builds their own language, symbols, aesthetics or rituals to... See more
Tobias van Schneiderx.com
The importance of patience and cultivation in well-doing, emphasizing the long, invisible process between planting and reaping.
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Eugene Peterson suggests that the person who looks for quick results in the seed planting of well-doing will be disappointed.
If I want potatoes for dinner tomorrow, it will do me little good to go out and plant potatoes in my garden tonight.
There are long stretches of darkness and invisibility and silence that separate planting and reaping.
During
... See moreThe reason to avoid lying is that the brain is not type safe. Lying to others and lying to yourself are the same motion.
RomeoStevensx.com
Exploring the concept of 'genius,' contrasting the healthy self-doubt required for growth with the historical idea of 'having a genius.'
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Right. And I want to ask you something, because I remember reading, I can't remember who it was who said, after, you know, having their first big success, they felt really unhappy and they felt really worried that like, has the biggest success I've ever had in my life happened? Like, and who am I now? I think that that kind of doubt is healthy. It
... See moreBut it isn't just about the convenience of accessing information. There's a whole mental process here that's being erased. And what that's doing to kids and how it's changing their brains... well, I can't help but wonder.
The lost art of wondering — Stacey Durnin
The addiction to the phone itself is one thing, but the addiction to the answers it holds has changed the way our brains work.
The lost art of wondering — Stacey Durnin
a question came up, as they are prone to do. Neither of us knew the answer, and as naturally as breathing, she pulled out her phone and found out in less than 30 seconds. Our conversation resumed as usual, and that portion of it was resolved and wrapped up with a bow.