“Life is complicated. It’s filled with nuance. It’s unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is doubt. The root cause of all life’s problems is looking for a simple fucking answer.”
—Anthony Bourdain https://t.co/fCvqAqf7Ik
“Life is complicated. It’s filled with nuance. It’s unsatisfying. If I believe in anything, it is doubt. The root cause of all life’s problems is looking for a simple fucking answer.” —Anthony Bourdain https://t.co/fCvqAqf7Ik
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived
Luke Burgis • Why I Write
I want to beg you, as much as I can, dear sir, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live ev... See more
Maria Popova • Live the Questions: Rilke on Embracing Uncertainty and Doubt as a Stabilizing Force
Life is intrinsically confusing and precarious. What makes life unbearable is our mistaken belief that it can be cured. We have limited capacity for conceiving the complexity of the world, and we can relax into that reality. Being comfortable that we won't fully grasp things and relax into doubt.
My point turns out to be relatively straightforward: maybe you and I don’t need more information. And, if we think that the key to navigating uncertainty and mitigating anxiety is simply more information, then we may very well make matters worse for ourselves.
theconvivialsociety.substack.com • The Answer Is Not More Information
Life is about not knowing and then doing something anyway.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
Anyone looking honestly at life will see that we live in a constant state of suspense and ambiguity. Our minds are perpetually shifting in and out of confusion and clarity.