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“When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees.
And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever.
And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so
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Being very human, being away from hustle-culture, being close to source.
Being very human, being away from hustle-culture, being close to source.
Cou Cou Talks: Rachel Nguyen
... See moreTo enjoy life, we might have to stop thinking about what we will never be able to read and watch and say and do, and start to think of how to enjoy the world within our boundaries. To live on a human scale. To focus on the few things we can do, rather than the millions of things we can’t. To not crave parallel lives. To find a smaller mathematics.
a community is defined not by common interests or physical space, but as “a group of people who share mutual concern for one another”. It’s the difference between someone you feel you could call on for help in the event of a 3am plumbing emergency, versus “someone you technically ate pizza with” once.
Elle Hunt • I want community – but am I prepared to put the work in?
“Don’t worry about being the most interesting person in the room, just try to be the most interested person in the room.
• The interested person asks about others and leaves a good impression because people like talking about themselves.
• The interested person is genuinely curious about someone’s craft and learns a lot about how things work.
• The
James Clear • 3-2-1: Starting the new year the right way, how to stay focused, and a lesson on long-term thinking
So, if talking to strangers seems daunting to you, it might help to think that by doing so, you could give someone the gift of being seen.
Gillian Sandstrom • Why you should talk to strangers | BPS
talk to strangers! maybe make a challenge out of this