Chidera Ejueyitchie

there’s something very tender about carving out space for joy that isn’t optimized or monetized. it feels rebellious, almost, in a world where every free minute is supposed to be a building block for something greater. sometimes what you need isn’t greater. sometimes what you need is smaller. softer. sillier. less impressive, more yours.

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none of these things will make you famous. none of them will get you promoted. you probably won’t even be that good at most of them. but that’s the point. hobbies don’t exist to make you better at life. they exist to make life a little better while you’re living it.

You don’t need to read more.

‎You need to read better.

‎Slow down. Underline.

‎Argue with the author.

‎Make every book a conversation, not a checklist.

i’ve been obsessed with this quote lately:

‘what a blessing it is to be tired in the pursuit of a challenge of your own choosing’

it helps to remember that mastery is mostly muscle memory disguised as confidence. think about the first time you drove a car and how everything was overwhelming at once — the pedals, the mirrors, the turn signals, the cars behind you honking before you even figured out which gear you were in. driving didn’t suddenly become simple because the world... See more