Agalia Tan
- the first task is not to feedback or critique. The first task is to fully step into the idea. Yet far too often, nascent, half-baked, vaguely sketched out ideas find themselves in the dock, alone. Surrounded not by accomplices, but by judges.
from The subtle art of stepping into an idea — Martin Weigel by Martin Weigel
- while having a romantic partner is not a necessity for everyone, having a community is. “I truly believe that hyper-individualism, which is deeply rooted in capitalism, does so much work to trick us into believing that we should feel like we can do everything in life on our own,” maya says, adding that being in a relationship has made them so much ... See more
from Unpacking our generational fear of codependency by i-D
we are coming to realise that love isn’t just about romantic love. It’s also platonic love! we need to nurture other relationships
- “I’ve often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us unless it’s inside a frame.” - Abbas Kiarostami
from Why Frame Problems? — Frame Problems by Jake Orthwein
Know how to leave things alone, for if knowing how to refuse is one of life's great lessons, an even greater one is knowing how to say no to yourself, to important people, and in business. There are non-essential activities, moths of precious time, and it's worse to take an interest in irrelevant things than to do nothing at all
- Be more explicit than you think you need to be. You are always clearer in your own mind vs others’ experience of listening to you. This is why every leader feels like they have to repeat themselves, and I’ve come to believe there’s no way around this. You should treat it as a constraint so you won’t be as frustrated when it happens. And you should ... See more
- There are infinite quotidian human experiences ripe for interpreting: putting off housework, caring about who I sit next to at a dinner party, struggling to get dressed. They stack up every day. I’m particularly fond of using them to draw ungenerous conclusions: I’m shallow, selfish, lazy, dishonest. I’ve trained myself away from defending my goodn... See more
from #180: Against Self-Analysis
- I know how to throw a good party. Get everyone in large rooms, ideally one large room. Make it feel almost overcrowded, to increase social optionality and accidental touch. It should spill outside a little bit, weather permitting. Have good food and drink in abundance. The ideal volume level creates pockets of intimacy via noise but doesn’t require... See more
from 50 Things I Know - By Sasha Chapin - Sasha's 'Newsletter' by Sasha Chapin
A toll gets you to somewhere you want to go to. A tax sucks you dry. Be okay with tolls in your life, they make you better. Taxes on the other hand are a part of life and of course should be paid, but you don't want to live a life with only taxes, no tolls. You want mostly tolls, some taxes.
- Greg Isenberg