You Only Like the Beginning of Things
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You Only Like the Beginning of Things
Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not for me; my role is to be on the bottom of things.
About a happy man –Donald Knuth’s approach to email
The ideas as expressed seem urgent. We weigh in, hearts pounding. And then nothing really happens beyond the superficial or representative. We move on—not from resolution, but from fatigue.
Haley Nahman • #100: New idea trending
“There is something special about working on a project of your own. I wouldn't say exactly that you're happier. A better word would be excited, or engaged.”
- A Project of One’s Own
Maybe it’s not about being wholly happy when pursuing what you want. Anxiety about the things we care about is inevitable-an essential part of wanting. It’s about working
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