Aliveness

musings on the feeling of aliveness + what makes people feel alive and in touch with their humanity

The Questions That Bring Me Alive

“No, we don’t need more sleep. It’s our souls that are tired, not our bodies. We need nature. We need magic. We need adventure. We need freedom. We need truth. We need stillness. We don’t need more sleep, we need to wake up and live.”

– Brooke Hampton

sari

Pretty much everything in life is like this: there are some ways you can show up that just feel better. And when you show up for the truest and most beautiful version of your life that you can imagine, you feel excited and alive.

Ava • Not Disappointing Myself

Stuart Evans

As my work-driven identity dissolved, I felt a burning ambition across all facets of life. Instead of a desire to achieve goals that society told me were valuable, I felt a hunger to discover what makes me feel fully alive. Instead of a commitment to “winning” other people’s games, I felt a commitment to design a life that I deeply enjoy... See more

Sam Sager • Work, Ambition, and Identity

Stuart Evans

Refuse to Play it Safe. Live Dangerously, Live Lovingly.

Tom Robbins poeticoutlaws.substack.com

Stuart Evans

The Art and Science of Interoception

Dan (editor introduction)every.to

Stuart Evans

Joan Didion's 'Lost' Commencement Address, Revealed

News news.ucr.edu

sari

a common misconception about going deep in a subject and researching it day in and day out is that its novelty will wear off. it doesn't wear off, but your perspective on novelty changes. for a novice, novelty is newness. for an expert, novelty is nuance.

Soona x.com

Stuart Evans

The Virtuous Cycle of Aliveness

Ellie Grace edgeoflight.substack.com

Stuart Evans