Contradictions

Notes Apps Are Where Ideas Go to Die. And That’s Good. · Reproof

Feel safe forgetting so you can forget and remember, simultaneously.

I yam ruled by honor
and its contradictions

They’ll tell you, you need to be kind and forthright and aggressive and meditative and a free spirit and dependable and cautious and not be pushed around and live free or die and be helpful and put your own gas mask on first and be spiritual and religious and empirical and scientific and hate this and vault that and play to your talents and always

thinking: knowing your hypocrisy may be the greatest underestimated power in leadership. by knowing the thing you do that you resent in others, perhaps we can avoid some of life's greatest traps. a quick and easy gym for this muscle? while driving, what you critique in others, honestly ask if you’ve ever done it... See more

scott belsky x.com

something i’ve been ruminating in is the difficult to express yourself when the artistic constraint you hold paramount (in my case, anonymity) is at odds with the thing you currently dominating your consciousness (grief, healing)

𒐪 x.com

feel this

You're under no obligation to remain the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or even a day ago. You are here to create yourself, continuously.

Prof. Feynman x.com

Love and kiss your contradictions. Evolve.

I spy on myself and watch my reactions

Sometimes I don't approve, sometimes I don't approve

Reaction

We like to think of it as the work of singular geniuses whose motivations are purely creative and untainted by the market — this, despite the fact that music, publishing, and film have always been for-profit industries where formulaic, churned-out work is what often sells best.

Rebecca Jennings • Everybody Has to Self-Promote Now. Nobody Wants To.

"it's ironic that the world always asks for everything new and original and at the same time rejects anything that does not follow common patterns or rules"