Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing, and is far more unpleasant. Being selective—doing less—is the path of the… Show more

“My Dad always told us that remembering a lot of facts doesn’t prove intelligence. It just proves you’ve got a good memory. And the sheer sign of intelligence in another human being is curiosity and imagination.” —Oliver Jeffers https://t.co/CJ1IzvEYnk... See more

Arthur thinks of it like food: The macronutrients of happiness are enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning. Main dishes are faith, family, and friends. BUT this happiness is declining in the US by ~0.5% on average each year.

you may think this is silly but humans get stuck all the time as the dog in more abstract versions of this exact situation and a lot of ‘healing’ moves are just the higher-dimensional equivalent of opening the invisible door

People are rarely truly stuck... They are just in patterns of behavior that aren't serving them...and usually don't see it.

"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." —Anne Lamott (@ANNELAMOTT)

Spend less time focusing on "discipline," and more time in things that genuinely pull you forward... The person who requires internal force, will always get lapped by someone with genuine drive toward that thing. Obsession beats discipline all day long.

. @raynefq writes beautiful sentences

@Jarsen Everyone should just stop reading self help books that make them feel like everything is in their control and start reading Thomas Hardy novels where people end up in crushing poverty because their sheepdog accidentally herded the whole flock off a cliff.

8 Japanese philosophies that will change your life: