Agalia Tan

our now-adult schedules get in the way of that level of spontaneity and togetherness. After entering the workforce, it can feel like everyone you care about is living their lives alongside their co-workers and partners, and then working hard to find a time to simply keep you in the loop. This trap is what people are calling “catch-up culture”.

Take a chance! Trust someone! Fall in love! Feel something! Build something meaningful and scary and try your best not to blow it up

“The professional has learned, however, that too much love can be a bad thing. Too much love can make him choke. The seeming detachment of the professional, the cold-blooded character to his demeanor, is a compensating device to keep him from loving the game so much that he freezes in action.”

Expert judgment only seems automatic because it channels the 10,000 hours of reps they’ve done before. In fact, AI may soon have better taste than you because it’s trained on that data. Humans, well, you better study up

It made me wonder: what other windows in my life am I forgetting to open? What joy is within reach, waiting only for me to notice the latch? Some opportunities for bliss don’t require effort. They just require remembering the second window even exists.