Insights

"The truth is, knowledge does not change behavior – the world is full of crazy therapists, divorced marriage counselors and agitated yoga teachers. To generate change and action, we need to weave ideas more deeply into the fabric of our lives, we need to embody the knowingness."

https://sublimeinternet.substack.com/p/my-favorite-questions

My flow chart on the decision process I go through when deciding whether I want to do something. I’m making #dailyart https://t.co/rdkktjpYhb

“The best moments in reading are when you come across something—a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things—that you’d thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you’ve never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it’s as if a hand has come out and taken yours.”

If people can't think clearly about anything that has become part of their identity, then all other things being equal, the best plan is to let as few things into your identity as possible.