alex
@alexwastaken
curious librarian
alex
Sometimes I'll read somebody's writing and think to myself "wow, I'd pay an infinite amount of money to be able to write like that" only to realize that to write like that you have to think like that, and to think like that you have to live like that
-David Perell
Being honest also helps. Every time I’ve shared the burdens and realities of what I’m going through with others, either 1:1 or publicly, the universe finds mysterious ways to help. People are tired of filters and polished stories of overnight success. Vulnerability is refreshing.
Lastly, I read something recently (I don’t know where) that I jotted... See more
Lastly, I read something recently (I don’t know where) that I jotted... See more
Sari Azout • Sari Azout on Building Emotional Capital
this is brilliant
On audacity
Value Investors Club / NVR, Inc. (NVR)
valueinvestorsclub.com
a legendary pitch
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
-Rachel Carson (from “Silent Spring”):
“The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values