Is This Real Life?
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Addresses the 2025 LMU Undergraduate Commencement
youtu.beQuestlove is a treasure to humanity.
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.
" Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. "
Howard Thurman
Thomas Klaffke • Aliveness: Reframing Productivity
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.
So many people noticing things!
Lists like this sure make me feel like an inferior slacker. Great read though!
We need 20 year olds to have the freedom to try things, the freedom to explore, the freedom to end up having careers that they couldn’t have imagined at 20. Life requires a certain amount of curiosity and exploration. Life is an open world game. It rewards you for exploring. And capitalism cannot fucking stand that. It wants you on rails.... See more