In-Spire
- After chatting with a fellow commuter, people were in a much better mood. But when asked to predict what it would be like to talk to someone on their train ride, people expected that it would be better to sit in silence rather than talk.
from Why you should talk to strangers | BPS by Gillian Sandstrom
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 3mo ago
- Let us blaze new trails. Let us prove to the world that good taste, good art and good writing can be good selling.
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 3mo 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 5mo 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
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 6mo 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 6mo ago
The Nostalgia Machine
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 3mo ago
- One day, the farmer’s one and only horse runs away. The farmer’s neighbors come by to say they can’t believe it, “What bad luck!” The farmer shrugs, “Good luck? Bad luck? It’s impossible to know.” A few days later, the horse returns with a herd of wild horses, and the neighbors swing by again, “What good luck!” The farmer shrugs, “Good luck? Bad lu... See more
Mateo Balaña Paemen added 1mo ago
A story I’d heard before and I love