Aliveness

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

You can’t optimize your way toward feeling alive. Efficiency is a tool to enable life; it is not a life.

mel is spot-on. a critical part of reaching this stage of self-development and joyful discipline is truly, truly understanding what you actually like and what you actually value. there is often a chasm between our authentic self and our lived self ✨ let’s talk a little about how to close that gap ✨... See more

Leaf (Rock) (5.2k/175k words)x.com

Stuart Evans

The Virtuous Cycle of Aliveness

Ellie Grace edgeoflight.substack.com

Stuart Evans

Christopher Alexander: Generating a Living World (pt1)

Bonnitta Roy bonnittaroy.substack.com

Stuart Evans

It is your aliveness that matters. Perhaps it is the only thing that matters. If any method is not getting you closer to that fundamental expression of a aliveness that method is not really serving you regardless of how strong or old it's practices;

Bree x.com

Stuart Evans

Creative aliveness: turning life into a creative adventure

Anne-Laure Le Cunff nesslabs.com

sari

Get Unrealistic There is a process that I have used, and still use, to reignite life...👇 Create two timelines—6 months and 12 months—and list up to five things you dream of having (including, but not limited to, material wants: house, car, clothing, etc.), being (be a great cook, be fluent... See more

Tim Ferriss x.com

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