Brandon Dang
@bdang
Brandon Dang
It’s disorienting that I don’t really have the experience of “choosing” anymore. It’s also hard to even really imagine the old way of being, which involved mentally simulating some future existence I might want to have, and then mentally flailing against the present moment in a futile effort to drag myself towards that imagined future.
Last year my mind exploded and now I'm in spiritual puberty again
“Linguistically, a duvet day feels gentle and generous, while rotting in bed conjures up a sense of decay, of life collapsing in on itself. Bed rotting doesn’t shy away from the sticky experience of staying in the same clothes all day or the lethargy that can come from lying down for hours on end.”
The grossness is the point — because, as O ’Sullivan
... See moreAnne Helen Petersen • Bed Rotting and Loud Quitting - by Anne Helen Petersen Bed Rotting and Loud Quitting
Your company will only scale to the level your nervous system can hold: tend to it like your most valuable asset.
WIP - AI Therapy, Hoffman, & 4 Consciousness Jobs
Early means it’s okay to still be figuring things out.
Early means it’s okay to be misunderstood.
Early means it’s okay to bring people along for the ride, to make mistakes, to communicate through uncertainty, and to second-guess whether your solution has longevity.
For founders, being early can feel like standing on a subway platform without a clock,... See more
Early means it’s okay to be misunderstood.
Early means it’s okay to bring people along for the ride, to make mistakes, to communicate through uncertainty, and to second-guess whether your solution has longevity.
For founders, being early can feel like standing on a subway platform without a clock,... See more
Britt Gage • A perspective on “being early”
I used to think that the way towards more genuine conversation was advancing the schedule of intimacy instantly by plunging into difficult, weird, or controversial topics, usually by asking some intense question, like, “what are you most afraid of.” I think lots of aspiring conversationalists—especially men—do this when they’re new to intentionally
... See moreI switched my major to psychology, but not before taking a class where we read Emile Durkheim’s The Elementary Forms of Religious Life.
That book shaped my view of God for the next 20 years of my life. Durkheim essentially argues that what people worship as God, whether they’re Aboriginal people in Australia or Catholic people in Europe or Muslim... See more
That book shaped my view of God for the next 20 years of my life. Durkheim essentially argues that what people worship as God, whether they’re Aboriginal people in Australia or Catholic people in Europe or Muslim... See more
I’m stunned by the response this has been getting over on @folders 🥰
Thanks to @jeffreyatang for some photo research and art direction help on this, and @lachlanturczan who helped out with animation on the original version.
All the images here are from Wikimedia Commons, which is an... See more
conner.griffithinstagram.comAntimemetic World Is A Fun Place to Explore Ideas
I want to keep writing books. I want to keep showing up here. I want to keep exploring ideas. Nadia’s book has helped me develop a more coherent understanding of what I enjoy about ideas. I enjoy ideas that people don’t like talking about. I like the uncomfortable truths. I like the scary questions.... See more
I want to keep writing books. I want to keep showing up here. I want to keep exploring ideas. Nadia’s book has helped me develop a more coherent understanding of what I enjoy about ideas. I enjoy ideas that people don’t like talking about. I like the uncomfortable truths. I like the scary questions.... See more