Is This Real Life?
The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing. It stayed singular for the next five hundred years. Only in the 1900s did we pluralise the term and start talking about priorities. Illogically, we reasoned that by changing the word we could bend reality. Somehow we would now be
... See moreGreg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Man, Brian Eno's take on generative AI is a brutal read. I got to the end and whispered, "damn" under my breath.
Stream the Eno documentary worldwide — Oh You Pretty Things
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I was lucky enough to see a live screening with the filmmaker and cannot recommend it more highly. Even if you’re only casually aware of Eno’s work, you are sure to enjoy this.
The truth is that most of life will unfold in accordance with forces far outside your control, regardless of what your mind says about it.
Michael A. Singer • The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
It’s worth reading the entire HBR post. I cannot help but infer that we are lonely and are growing more lonely as we spend so much time glued to our devices.
After a lifetime working at mattering, I realized I had under-invested in what really mattered: Relationships.