Mike "Bagel"
@bagelpuc
Small Business Counselor, Podcaster, Writer, Connector
Mike "Bagel"
liveyourvalues.co
But finally, I’d like to argue that following the news isn’t just a waste of time, it’s actively unhealthy. Edward Tufte notes that when he used to read the New York Times in the morning, it scrambled his brain with so many different topics that he couldn’t get any real intellectual work done the rest of the day.
Aaron Swartz • I Hate the News (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought)
I think of my parents and all the people who over-consume the news
To embrace slow productivity, in other words, is to reorient your work to be a source of meaning instead of overwhelm, while still maintaining the ability to produce valuable output.
Cal Newport • Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Donald Trump is an uncannily accommodating vessel for projection, good and ill. It occurs as something of a cosmic joke that his last name is “Trump,” which is the Joker in a deck of cards, a wild card, the card that can be any card. So it is that Donald Trump can be any character, whatever people hold him to be. This serves both to elevate him and... See more
Charles Eisenstein • Shades of Many Colors
Sublime is the afterlife for great shower thoughts
“Life will give you whatever expericence is the most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.”
—Eckhart Tolle
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
Work will feel different when you shift from seeking enoughness through work to a place where you already believe that you are enough. You start to choose work that you genuinely enjoy. I’m finding joy in my work today that I’ve never known before.
David Spinks • How to Downshift
Study this?