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the right thing for you will not feel wrong all the time
When you imagine a potential outcome for your life, what you’re really envisioning is a solution to a past experience, a feeling you’ve had before and would like to maintain. What you cannot account for are the things that you wouldn’t think to ask for, because you don’t know that you want them. Real growth requires genuine exploration, a period of
... See moreBrianna Wiest • When You're Ready, This Is How You Heal
What is the most common reason that love goes wrong? SQ: A lack of self-reflection and self-understanding. A lot of people think all you need to do to find a romantic relationship is to find a partner and, actually, the first step isn’t that – it’s to understand what you need and want. I always guide people away from defining what they want in a pa
... See moreNatasha Lunn • Conversations on Love: with Philippa Perry, Dolly Alderton, Roxane Gay, Stephen Grosz, Esther Perel, and many more
Just because something feels good doesn’t mean it is good. Just because something feels bad doesn’t mean it is bad. Emotions are merely signposts, suggestions that our neurobiology gives us, not commandments.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
The feel of things vs the think of things.
My mentor John Borthwick recently turned me to the phrase: “The truth of a thing is the feel of it, not the think of it.”
I’m thinking about how the only way to get better at making things is to make things, and to let the thinking happen inside the work – where you can judge a thing based on how it feels –... See more
My mentor John Borthwick recently turned me to the phrase: “The truth of a thing is the feel of it, not the think of it.”
I’m thinking about how the only way to get better at making things is to make things, and to let the thinking happen inside the work – where you can judge a thing based on how it feels –... See more
Things I'm thinking about
When you find yourself struggling with something, you have to ask yourself: Do I actually want to do this? Do you want the job, or do you just like how the title sounds? Are you in love with the person, or do you like the idea of the relationship?