Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
CTO and maker of linkitylink.lol
Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
CTO and maker of linkitylink.lol

Slow The Fuck Down and Remain in the now
I keep coming back to this incredible quote from the beginning of Desert Island Discs with Sir Jonny Ive.
Being bored is not just a pause in the dopamine drip, but the void into which thought, desire, and distraction rush to take shape. It is not merely the opposite of stimulation— it is the state from which all stimulation is an escape. There is boredom, and from it, everything else grows.
You must mourn the loss of your younger self, the person who has gotten you this far but who is no longer equipped to carry you onward.
This really hit, but I like to think that in many ways I am a slightly smarter version of my younger self. I guess for some people there is a greater distance. Or I’m just in denial.
The murder hornets are gone… for now.