Mike "Bagel"
@bagelpuc
Small Business Counselor, Podcaster, Writer, Connector
Mike "Bagel"
liveyourvalues.co
Working with unceasing intensity is artificial and unsustainable. In the moment, it might exude a false sense of usefulness, but when continued over time, it estranges us from our fundamental nature, generates misery, and, from a strictly economic perspective, almost certainly holds us back from reaching our full capabilities. A more natural,
... See moreCal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Compliment people more. Many people have trouble thinking of themselves as smart, or pretty, or kind, unless told by someone else. You can help them out.
lesswrong.com • 100 Tips for a Better Life - LessWrong
knew the fastest way to count quarters by hand, roll them, and exchange them for bills with vendors in the public market where I performed.
I knew how to juggle 5 balls.
I knew how to move quietly backstage during a theater performance.
I had traveled by bicycle across Australia entertaining in town squares, got chased out of the country by local
... See moreRick Lewis • Why You Should Start Living in the Past
This is because the so-called self is a construct of words and memories, of fantasies which have no existence in immediate reality.
Alan W. Watts • Become What You Are: Expanded Edition
Which brings me to the other big misunderstanding that this quote has caused. Pain and suffering are useful in building resilience. Resilience is good—it gives you the stamina to do really hard things. And if you are doing hard things because it’s your purpose, then you are living a life aligned with your values (which is the ideal). However, this
... See moreCamilo Moreno-Salamanca • Mental Health Is Mental Toughness
Consumption that does not eventually turn to creation ends in a kind of restless depression
Dylan O'Sullivanx.comBut this strategy of defense brings to mind the slogan Keep Austin Weird , which has since been repurposed for Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and other formerly groovy towns. These calls are sad because they fail the second they are uttered. When you are forced to demand the preservation of the weird, the shark hath jumped.
Erik Davis • The Weird and the Banal
One of the things I’ve found just for kind of managingmyself is that if I try to just go straight into the day, almost every morning when I wake up and read through my emails and get the news, it’s almost like getting punched with sort of like a ton of new context. And it’s like, “Okay, I need to internalize this.” So I found that doing... See more
