Pamela J. Hobart
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Pamela J. Hobart
- People who know they’re approaching the last stop aren’t wiser than the rest of us, they’re just even more self-deluded than we are. I recently listened to an interview with the entrepreneur/self-help guru Alex Hormozi. I liked what he said about those “deathbed regrets” which get spun into cute homilies—I wish I’d stopped to smell the roses, I wis
27 Notes on Growing Old(er)
Cutting some people down to promote equality is not the way.
But also a lesson in branding (from both sides):
Calling a program “gifted and talented” instead of “higher difficulty classes” made parents fight over who got in, envious if they didn’t. https://t.co/9KdG1r2DOH
Austen Allredx.comI've found a good way to spot outlier people is to look for 'script-breaking' when you have a conversation with them.
Because so many people are parroting things they've read or heard, most conversations fall into a handful of predictable scripts. You're mostly trading soundbites.
Every once in a while you meet someone where you can't really pred... See more
Oliver Hsux.com“An artist has got to be careful never really to arrive at a place where he thinks he’s AT somewhere. You always have to realize that you’re constantly in a state of becoming. And, as long as you can stay in that realm you’ll sort of be alright.”
— Bob Dylan
In a quasi-scientific study of “wisdom at the end of life,” researchers interviewed people who knew they were dying, mostly old people. These interviews elicited such crystalline insights as, “I think you would have more wisdom if you have empathy and compassion.” Right. “Wisdom means seeing life on life’s terms.” Deep.
27 Notes on Growing Old(er)
Age is time divided by achievement. Achievements come in many forms: writing “Blackbird” or raising a family or starting a business or helping someone through a difficult time—anything that extends or endures beyond you. Whatever form it takes, the more you achieve, the younger you are (relative to that number).
Ian Leslie • 27 Notes on Growing Old(er)
“Madness, mayhem, erotic vandalism, devastation of innumerable souls—while we scream and perish, History licks a finger and turns the page.”