Chad Aaron Hall
@readordieaslave
Edgewalker
Chad Aaron Hall
readordieaslave.substack.com
For the most part , novelists are trying to convert something present in their consciousness into a story . Yet there is an inevitable gap between the preexisting original and the new shape it is spawning . That creates a dynamic the novelist can use as a kind of lever in the fashioning of his narrative . This is quite a roundabout way to do things... See more
File
If a group is embarking on an unfortunate course of action, a single dissenter might be able to turn it around, by energizing ambivalent group members who would otherwise follow the crowd.
Cass R. Sunstein • Conformity
The life of a pessimist is easy but dreary. The life of an optimist is hard but exciting. Pessimism is easy because it costs nothing. Optimism is hard because it must be constantly reaffirmed. In the face of a hostile, cynical world, it takes effort to show that positivity has merit.
Steph Ango • Choose Optimism
It started with the Facebook feed. On the old internet, you could show a different side of yourself in every forum or chat room; but on your Facebook feed, you had to be the same person to everyone you knew. When social unrest broke out in the mid-2010s this got even worse — you had to watch your liberal friends and your conservative friends go at... See more
Noah Smith • The internet wants to be fragmented - by Noah Smith The internet wants to be fragmented
Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed by Paul Trynka
app.thestorygraph.com
Enjoyment matters.
It is often the difference between me doing something and me not doing something. This is the reason I frequently re-arrange rooms. When the energy is wrong is works as a deterrent. I know that sounds woo-woo, and maybe it is, but it is also true. I know the vibe is off in a room when either I find myself not going into it often,
... See moreThe Definitive Book of Body Language: The Hidden Meaning Behind People's Gestures and Expressions
amazon.com