To Revel in an Unremarkable Life
existential dilemma, or the undercurrent of confusion and fear that accompanies living in a vast world where everything is impermanent.
Brad Stulberg • Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You
a peaceful, meaningful existence.
Brianna Wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
‘it gave me a vital bit of perspective: I happen to be alive, and there’s no cosmic law entitling me to that status. Being alive is just happenstance, and not one more day of it is guaranteed.’
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
idle gaze 063: the discomfort of uncurated life
idlegaze.substack.com
Do something that won’t compute. Following this maxim may mean I will soon become obsolete, outpaced by those who calculate their utils and control their time and carefully calibrate their existence. But I’ve grown contented with that fate. I wish to live and die as I am: wholly, honestly, and messily; constantly awed by life’s imperfection; wastin... See more
Ashley Zhang • Do Something That Won’t Compute
In order to most fully inhabit the only life you ever get, you have to refrain from using every spare hour for personal growth. From this perspective, idleness isn’t merely forgivable; it’s practically an obligation.