Living ethically
How to live, work, stay calm, and enjoy myself without destroying the world
Living ethically
The humanities are our most treasured—and useless—“special skills.” And it is their very uselessness—their determination to remain uncorrupted by models of efficiency and optimization—that is their saving grace.
Tim Leberecht • The Business Romantic
When you’re first getting to know someone, you don’t want to try to peer into their souls right away. It’s best to look at something together.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
When we tell our kids, “You’re a good kid having a hard time … I’m here, I’m right here with you,” they are more likely to have empathy for their own struggles
Dr. Becky Kennedy • Good Inside
"I frequently worry that being productive is the surest way to lull ourselves into a trance of passivity and busyness the greatest distraction from living, as we coast through our lives day after day, showing up for our obligations but being absent from our selves, mistaking the doing for the being." — Maria Popova
The Distraction Zone is made up of things that you are passionate about but sadly have little proficiency for.
Michael Hyatt • Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less
"Embracing risk, fear, and rejection gives you the power to transform your life."
– Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours von Noah Kagan
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– Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours von Noah Kagan
https://a.co/aqSajv1
How do you write from the place in your gut where love dwells? The Sufi poet Rumi said, “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
Gabe Berman • The Complete Bullshit-Free and Totally Tested Writing Guide How to Make Publishers, Agents, Editors & Readers Fall in Love With Your Work
I’ve always felt that if there wasn’t so much pressure—just a little more time—I could do really well.