Life
philosophical content pointing us towards living a meaningful life
Life
Anna Quindlen's Commencement Address at Villanova
cs.oswego.edu
For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.
― F. Scott Fitzgerald
“work” is not just what you do to get paid but everything you do to live your life fully.
Sam Sager • Work, Ambition, and Identity
Oliver Burkeman's Last Column: The Eight Secrets to a (Fairly) Fulfilled Life
oliverburkeman.comtheguardian.com
Have the will to act.
-Batman Begins (2005)
The current instability of this world serves as a chronic perpetrator of anxiety for me. It is like we don’t really know if an event would be the trigger that cascades the collapse of civilisation, or is it just another terrible event among the many terrible events happening every day. I feel like we are living in the end times, but we don’t know... See more