Life Advice
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Life Advice
one of the most liberating things was realizing that I'm allowed to relate to the world in any way I want
my reasons and my approach don't need to make (cultural) sense or be explicit to be effective
I can set my own goals and standards for success
ꙮ sadalsvvd.space ꙮx.comI’m not great at advice—I share Oscar Wilde’s opinion about it, for the most part—but with that caveat I’d say this: don’t be afraid of seeking. Don’t be afraid of your own depth. Don’t dumb yourself down to be less threatening to others. Don’t let the shallow present monoculture shame you into vacuousness.
Ray Nayler • Ray Nayler: Don't Be Afraid of Your Own Depth
Regrets are resolutions, and 27 other lessons I've learnt at 27 — sindhu.live
sindhu.live
"Many, if not most, inherently human triumphs are invisible, unsexy, and deeply personal. Inner work is impossible to describe to others and almost always goes unrewarded because it is not monumental in the conventional sense."
The only thing I should feel is compassion because that’s the only thing I wish for people to feel for me. So I will do my best to give grace to everyone. But often the hardest thing is to give that grace to ourselves.
Yancy Strickler
It’s much easier to write a playbook than it is to do a hard thing.
Julie Zhuo • The Looking Glass: Faith and skepticism
be suspicious of the teachings of any playbook or framework. your exact context is different from what the advice-giver or framework author have experience with.