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“Being able to say ‘this is who I am’ when everything else feels uncertain, flimsy, prone to dissolution, may be the greatest comfort we have. Is anything more seductive, more empowering?/ To be alive is to subject oneself to the reality of being permeable/ so, while I welcome the pleasure of those moments when I feel like myself, I don’t think I
... See moreEloghosa Osunde • A Long Talk: conversation between Eloghosa Osunde & Joshua Segun-Lean.
luck is the echo of effort
kindredspirits.substack.com
Without effort, struggle, and time investment, achievements become meaningless.
The value isn't just in the outcome—it's in who you become through the process of pursuing it.
The Waiting Room of Greatness: Why Boredom is the Key
This rant via Shalom Auslander
I was thinking about sex the other day because I was having a really depressing day, and a dead body had been found by the pier, and as I was taking my son to school and waiting at a traffic light, a homeless man in a mad fury began circling my car, shouting and spitting, and it felt like forever before the light
... See moreGood Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love Is the Key to Unlocking Your Greatness
Vex King • 6 highlights
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If knowledge is causal, creative, and world-shaping, then we’re now in an era where what you know — and how expertly you encode and refine it — can literally shape the world (and beyond).
When Expertise Goes Viral: Why Your Knowledge is the Killer App.
when someone tells me to keep writing, it feels like a command to keep living.