Is This Real Life?
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight... See more
Johnny Rodgers
Where we invest our time also has a Return on Energy (ROE).
Return on Energy
as if the worst thing in the world is unstructured free time.
elle's homepage
I love it when elle posts stuff like this. She’s always so insightful.
Winnie’s latest post was a wonderful read, especially her point about being relentlessly bombarded with psychological noise. It is not uncommon to catch myself thinking a certain way about something only to realize it doesn’t feel right. It’s almost always because the thought isn’t actually mine.
From the post, What if This is it?
You must mourn the loss of your younger self, the person who has gotten you this far but who is no longer equipped to carry you onward.
Brianna Wiest • The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
This really hit, but I like to think that in many ways I am a slightly smarter version of my younger self. I guess for some people there is a greater distance. Or I’m just in denial.
