i am a prototype

a practice of being a work-in-progress person

Today is my 32nd birthday. Over the last month, I asked several 90-year-olds what advice they would give to their 32-year-old selves. Here's the life advice everyone needs to hear:

Sahil Bloom x.com

sparkly people and how to find them

Anson Yu open.substack.com

Being alive takes time.

Mark Nepo • The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have

if you don’t live the way you believe, you inevitably believe the way you live.

via Starting from Nix

Your DNA has never existed before in the history of the universe and never will again. Don’t play small.

source unknown

This body will expire. You do not know when. There is no backup. Please do something tender with the time.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR OCCUPYING YOUR FLESH PRISON

A person who doesn’t make mistakes usually doesn’t make anything.

(attributed to Mr. Phelps)

The point of life is to live, and living isn’t a spectator sport.
Living means taking risks, pursuing your interests, embarrassing yourself, attempting difficult things, setting ambitious goals, trying, failing, and trying again. Living means pushing your mind and body to their limits, just to see what you’re capable of. Living means fighting back

via Jack Raines

It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.

— Real Estate by Deborah Levy