mantras
Always stick to what makes you weird, odd, strange, different. That’s your source of power.
Robert Greenetwitter.comPoet Marianne Moore offers a simple life strategy: "I've made it a principle not to be over-influenced by minor disappointments."
similarly - don’t be over-influenced by awkwardness
I like the term generalist, it’s one of the best descriptions of my career(s) and also a good representation of something I see as vital: being able to understand different domains and translate between them.
Patrick Tanguay • Generalists
"If we want the rewards of being loved we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known"
Almost everything that is meaningful, beautiful, life-affirming, empowering, transformational, true—it can’t be reached by shortcuts. But what we can do is make the longcuts walkable, put out footbridges and stairs, and a table where the ocean comes into view.
Henrik Karlsson • On Shortcuts and Longcuts
Miles Davis // "Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself."
instagram.comGenerosity is not timidity, empathy or availability
Being emotionally open requires that you move beyond a bullet list of headlines and reveal who you really are.
Kat Vellos • We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
Vulnerability without boundaries is not vulnerability. It might be fear or anxiety. We have to think about why we’re sharing and, equally important, with whom. What are their roles? What is our role? Is this sharing productive and appropriate?”