In-Spire
- 23. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
from parade.com
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 5d ago
i.e. not cognitive dissonance
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 6d ago
Great article translating Maslows hierarchy of needs to design. 1) Functionality - does it work 2) Reliability: does it work consistently? 3) Usability: Is it easy to use? 4) Proficiency: is it empowering to use? 5) Creativity: aesthetic, creative flourishes, innovation(!)
The Talks – No Idea is Final
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 12d ago
What happens when children are denied this kind of spontaneous free play - denied the space to pretend? The most extreme end of research - and it is admittedly extreme - can be found in the work of psychiatrist Stuart Brown. After the 1966 shooting at the University of Texas, where Charles Whitman short forty-six people from the top of a tower on t
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The Nostalgia Machine
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Mateo Balaña Paemen added 2mo ago
- Productivity is not drudgery and chores. It’s your ability to take a vision in your head and manifest it in the real world.
Productivity is also not about working harder and longer. It’s about working more efficiently, which means minimizing waste. Think wasted time, effort, energy, or potential.
Productivity is not some random hacks and silver bulle... See morefrom Superhuman
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 3mo ago
What people need most is confidence, not advice
(reminds me ot Tyler Cowen’s high value of raising people’s aspirations)
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 3mo ago
- I’m drawn to the idea of an art of living much more so than to the compulsive search for life hacks, regimens of self-improvement, or self-optimization schemes. These too often feel like a doubling down on the insistence that we can always do more if only we apply the right technique. They also suggest that the path to happiness involves the discov... See more
from The Art of Living by L. M. Sacasas
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