
The Backward Step

Build pockets of stillness into your life. Meditate. Go for walks. Ride your bike going nowhere in particular. There is a creative purpose to daydreaming, even to boredom. The best ideas come to us when we stop actively trying to coax the muse into manifesting and let the fragments of experience float around our unconscious mind in order to click... See more
Maria Popova • 13 Life-Learnings from 13 Years of Brain Pickings
The Power of Slow Disconnection in a World That Moves Too Fast
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You already know what you need.
You already know what matters.
You already have a compass inside you.
But most of the time?
You can’t hear it.
Why?
Because you’re too surrounded by noise:
External opinions
Internal doubt
Pressure to be more, do more, prove more
Content, content, content
Endless windows open in your brain
And in all that noise, the truth gets... See more
You already know what matters.
You already have a compass inside you.
But most of the time?
You can’t hear it.
Why?
Because you’re too surrounded by noise:
External opinions
Internal doubt
Pressure to be more, do more, prove more
Content, content, content
Endless windows open in your brain
And in all that noise, the truth gets... See more