Care is The Currency

we all have rituals we protect — even when we’re burnt out, distracted, or in flux. for some it’s the first cup of coffee in silence. for others it’s folding laundry in a particular way. maybe it’s rewatching comfort shows or making playlists for imaginary versions of yourself. these rituals often hold clues about what kind of life you want: slow, ... See more

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Remember: doing experience design well — making beautiful, wondrous, kind, breathtaking things, requires...you.

You, specifically.

Your weird, full, curious brain and tender little inside self. It wants for emergence and energy and is hungry to be inspired.

And those things need the fallow seasons. The spaces of nothingness and slugtime and dark... See more

The roots of care lie in understanding. For me to care for a being, I must understand their essence and what it is for them to be happy, healthy, and harmoniously coexistent with their environment. This applies to care for all kinds of beings including ourselves. To care for a plant, I must first listen to what it needs to be well. This includes th... See more

“If you don’t save a bit of your time for you, now, out of every week,” as she puts it, “there is no moment in the future when you’ll magically be done with everything and have loads of free time.” This is the same insight embodied in two venerable pieces of time management advice: to work on your most important project for the first hour of each d... See more

I think this connects to something larger about how I relate to time and possibility. When I curate a playlist for a mood I'm not currently in, I'm essentially having a conversation with a future version of myself. I'm saying: I see you. I know you'll exist. Here's something that might help when you do.

It's an act of faith, really. Faith that ther... See more