everything is a conversation

“If you do not trust life to unfold, the mind takes over and it becomes a game of strategy, motivated by anxiety. This mistrust is unfair. Life has given us so much, and yet we do not trust it.”

— Mooji

Everyone is shy. Other people are waiting for you to introduce yourself to them; they are waiting for you to send them an email; they are waiting for you to ask them on a date. Go ahead.

The only thing you can do is be a living proof.

We often run into a lot of problems, when we start believing that our truth is THE TRUTH; when we start mistaking our beliefs for reality.

That moment—when “my truth” becomes the truth —is often when curiosity dies and conflict begins.

It’s subtle, too. We don’t usually notice it happening.

One day we’re exploring, the next we’re defending a fixed... See more

And this is why I put “ayy lmao” in my meme about the heart of philosophy. Laughter is the divine thing that transmutes stupid bullshit into something real. It cracks up the edifice of polite fictions and tedious prattle and gets to the heart of things. And fun, I think, always has a spirit of laughter about it, even if you’re doing it quietly with... See more

i have a theory about God i talk about all the time

He knows He can’t reach everyone through the same methods, so He meets you in a way you can understand

if you’re naturally funny, He puts you in situations that, in hindsight, are so absurd you can’t help but laugh

if you’re analytical, He shows up as patterns. coincidences that line up too cleanly... See more

Woodworking is brutal. It's painfully slow to learn and very unforgiving. But the sheer act of jumping blindly into a new creative field as a novice really opened up my eyes. You'd be surprised how quickly designing a simple bench will lead you into existential questions about the nature of "sitting."