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And so it is with our own past. It is a labour in vain to attempt to recapture it: all the efforts of our intellect must prove futile. The past is hidden somewhere outside the realm, beyond the reach of intellect, in some material object (in the sensation which that material object will give us) which we do not suspect. And as for that object, it
... See moreMarcel Proust • In Search of Lost Time [volumes 1 to 7]
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Finding your purpose through tiny experiments, self-knowledge, and avoiding drastic life changes.
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Finding your purpose through tiny experiments, self-knowledge, and avoiding drastic life changes.
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What’s Missing Says More: The Semiotics of Omission
We spend our lives surrounded by signals. Most of them are obvious—what someone says, what they wear, the metrics a company puts in a slide deck. But some of the most telling information comes not from what’s there, but from what’s missing.
A woman on a dating app with only headshots is probably... See more
We spend our lives surrounded by signals. Most of them are obvious—what someone says, what they wear, the metrics a company puts in a slide deck. But some of the most telling information comes not from what’s there, but from what’s missing.
A woman on a dating app with only headshots is probably... See more
What’s Missing Says More
Dumb is not an inborn condition. You get to dumb after going through smart. Smart is stupid because it stops at smart. Smart is a phase. Dumb is post-smart. Smart is finite, well-trod, formulaic, known. The world runs on smart. It’s clearly not working. I want to live in a world where the smartest thing you can do is the dumbest. I want to live in... See more
Kenneth Goldsmith • Being Dumb
• With our senses alive and the insight that we and the earth are literally one, we recognize that our healing and transformation are only possible alongside the healing and transformation of all beings and of the planet itself. Our practice takes on urgency when we realize that the converse is also true: the healing of the earth is only possible when we heal ourselves.
• Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know I am breathing out.
• Breathing in, I am aware of my skin. Breathing out, I am aware of the contact my skin makes with the soil, the air, and my clothing.
• Breathing in, I am aware of my nose and the wonderful fragrances in nature: the smell of earth, the fresh air after rain. Breathing out, I smile to the wondrous scents of the natural world.
• Breathing in, I am aware of the taste in my mouth. Breathing out, I smile to taste sensations.
• Breathing in, I am aware of sound: the song of birds, the babbling of a brook, the wind rustling leaves. Breathing out, I smile to the wondrous sounds of life.
• Breathing in, I am aware of the millions of colors I see with my eyes. Breathing out, I smile to the brilliant colors of nature.
• Breathing in, I’m aware of my thoughts. Breathing out, I smile to my mind.
Music for Airports, at least one of the pieces on there, is structurally very, very simple. There are sung notes, sung by three women and myself. One of the notes repeats every 23 1/2 seconds. It is in fact a long loop running around a series of tubular aluminum chairs in Conny Plank’s studio. The next lowest loop repeats every 25 7/8 seconds or... See more
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