alex
@alexwastaken
curious librarian
alex
how “we’re all cooked” mfs look when they discover the indomitable human spirit and its unyielding will to persevere
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You are alive.....so be ALIVE. Love recklessly, dream wildly, speak truthfully. Do not wait for the perfect moment; create it. Do not wait for life to give you meaning; carve it into the universe with your passion. https://t.co/jxkx4u5KJB
a fab personal essay on anxiety
Principles are universal truths. They apply to everything, and thus, are useless in distinguishing who you are. You need to dig deeper and find what makes you you. You need to know your values. While principles are universal, values are personal.
A simple test is to formulate the opposing value. If your value is "Simplicity" then the opposing value... See more
A simple test is to formulate the opposing value. If your value is "Simplicity" then the opposing value... See more
Building a Belief System | !Boring Software
the easiest way to go viral here or elsewhere is to write a “Big Idea” essay — a sweeping hot take summarizable as a single sentence, often made the headline of the post. (Matt Yglesias, for instance, has mastered the form.)
incidentally, I’ve found myself increasingly averse to writing this kind of essay. the issues... See more
Jasmine Sunsubstack.com