Brandon Dang
@bdang
Brandon Dang
@bdang
What we are trying to do influences what becomes salient to us. If you are looking for a friend in a crowd, faces become salient to you, faces that would have otherwise passed you by. If you are making videos, you will notice patterns in the videos you watch. If you’re not, you can watch a thousand videos and have them pass through your head clean
... See moreI 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 more1:41:00 To prepare for the unknown of the future, focus on nourishing relationships
Chasing peak experiences is chasing a false summit. They just turn to memories and delude you into striving and away from the present
“As long as you try to stay in the world of polarities, you cannot experience the richness of the moment…the one behind the two” - Ram Dass