Human Stuff
the messiness of what it means to be human, with all of its messiness and complexities
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Human Stuff
Because most people are more emotional than logical, they tend to overreact to short-term results; they give up and sell low when times are bad and buy too high when times are good. I find this is just as true for relationships as it is for investments—wise people stick with sound fundamentals through the ups and downs, while flighty people react
... See moreRay Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
I recently had a friend drop by to pick up her Girl Scout cookies and my house was A.MESS. Four loads of laundry on the couch including my underwear (clean) and a box containing our cats ashes on the coffee table because it had been under the Christmas tree because she liked trees and my daughter thought it was fitting.
Anyway my friend just brushe... See more
Anyway my friend just brushe... See more
Anne Helen Petersen • Friday Thread: What's Keeping Us Out of Others' Business?
Most self-help stuff can be mulched into some version of “Calm the fuck down, keep moving, and have good goals“
Not using a phone taught me what a phone is really for. It’s not for communicating with other people, getting directions, reading articles, looking at pictures, shopping for products, or playing games. A phone is a device for muting the anxieties proper to being alive. This is what all its functions and features ultimately achieve: cameras deliver ... See more
-Sam Kriss
To really like my work I have to look at it with different eyes. I have to forget everyone who did it better or faster, and remind myself that no one has ever done it quite the way I have. I have to remind myself that the people I compare myself to probably compare themselves to others and that if they let their self-doubt keep them from creating I... See more
Jenny Lawson (thebloggess) • Trial and error and error and error.
A big "ding" went off on in my head when @matdryhurst said this. Sure, you can get everything tailored perfectly to your esoteric tastes. But then who's going to record the podcast or write the article where you can find out what other people think about it?
YES! this articulates something I've been thinking but couldn't put into words. you could get the song/movie/etc hyper-personalized to you, but most people won't care. pop culture is a promise that you aren't listening/watching alone.
