observations

Expected elation. Society has built a world that defines what's appealing and what's not. What success should look like. I spent years chasing this idea, and achieved it. And never felt truly happy. Why? It seems so obvious, there are a million songs and movies about how wealth and fame aren't the end all be all for human states. Yet we pursue it... See more

I didn't like myself very much. So I became somebody else.

As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren't just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity *everything* requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects.

John Collison twitter.com

Reading is like downloading thoughts. Religion is simply a designed vehicle for transporting ideas across time. Who controls history? That’s the issue with our modern day, isn’t it? Everything is interdependent and related: Nature, chemistry, and engineering are the standards from which ergonomics, geopolitics, and culture grow. Reality is that... See more

A laptop operates the same whether it is on a desk in an office or on a bench in a park. But human brains are incredibly sensitive to context.

Produce more consume less. / Have original thoughts vs just take in media 23/24 hours / how do you know which thoughts are your own /

The idea of starting and basing everything off of precedent in any field like architecture or photography - must first understand and master what history understands as good and what has withstood the test of time before you can say that your work is good

It’s funny how spending money makes you feel like you have money.