On Existence

And that hurry comes from seeing wealth and achievement as cures for my own feelings of inadequacy. But hurry and presence are incompatible. By definition, you can’t give somebody your undivided attention if you’re thinking about something else and all my worst mistakes come from being in a hurry. Given the shortness of life, how can I live efficie

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"The moment that you feel, just possibly you are walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind, and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself... That is the moment, you might be starting to get it right.” - Neil Strauss

Si no puedo cambiar el mundo, al menos voy a intentar que el mundo no me cambie a mi

People who are good at solving poorly defined problems don't get the same kind of kudos. They don’t get any special titles or clubs. There is no test they can take that will spit out a big, honking number that will make everybody respect them.

And that’s a shame. My grandma does not know how to use the “input” button on her TV’s remote control, but ... See more

Life is fierce and difficult. There is no life we can live without being subject to grief, loss and heartbreak. Half of every conversation is mediated through disappearance. Thus, there is every reason to want to retreat from life, to carry torches that illuminate only our own view, to make enemies of life and of others, to hate what we cannot unde

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