Importance of Being Earnest

The contest isn't between humans and machines but between two models of human-machine interaction. One treats cognition as a commodity to be optimized for frictionless consumption. The other preserves what made that blank box special: the good struggle of human curiosity meeting its limits and pushing through.

The best, most promising relationships are formed out of reverence and fearless love and curiosity and imagination. The most divine relationships constitute a messy, awkward collaboration between two savage souls who dare to ask for more from this world. Nothing is more beautiful than two people who dare to be wild and rapacious together! The most... See more

space for wonder. space for the unknown.

space for your future to surprise you.

& that’s the tragedy of the spreadsheet life.

you can optimize a thousand things… & still miss the moment that would’ve changed everything.

this is how i personally approach this.

i clear space.

i say no to a plan.

i walk without purpose.

i let the day fine me.

all because life... See more

Many people go around demeaning their emotions, overreacting to perceived slights, declaring themselves weak or moody or selfish, encountering their passions as liabilities instead of gifts, and stigmatizing their unique sensibilities and fixations. And people with these obstacles can transform their daily experiences simply by learning to honor... See more

privacy is the womb.

it’s where we gestate who we are before the world gets to shape us.

take it away, & you don’t get more honesty. you get collapse. conformity. psychic suffocation.

if you love freedom, you have to love privacy.

if you care about the human spirit, you have to defend its room to breathe.

& if you still want to become something... See more

Attachment is Stress, Letting Go is Peace. The tension you feel in your mind is a sign of attachment. The mind often avoids the present moment so that it can swim in the memories of the past or the cravings of the future. Even when it is focusing on the present it will often do so through the lens of comparison. Craving what is not in front of you... See more

I've always wondered why I leave some exchanges drained and others energized. why I can instantly sense whether someone is a soul friend or not. the best way i've been able to comprehend this is that conversations are the medium by which energy is exchanged. they are composed of:

• 1. questions asked for the own persons benefit


• 2. questions asked for

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“Do things that lend themselves to the happiness you desire. Exercise. Eat well. Do something that makes you feel joy, even when you don’t feel like it. Surround yourself with people you admire and who add substance to your life.”