on life

On taking action…It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

James Clear • Masters of Habit: Rituals, Lessons, and Quotes from Marcus Aurelius

On cosmic insignificance:

We are not at the centre of anything, thankfully. We are minuscule bundles of evanescent matter on an infinitesimal corner of a boundless universe. We don't count one bit in the grander scheme ~ that should be a liberation. We should gain relief from the thought of the kindly indifference of spatial infinity, an eternity

The way to greater confidence is not to reassure ourselves of our own dignity; it’s to come to peace with our inevitable ridiculousness

— Alain de Botton in ‘On Confidence’

‘Make no effort to join society. Stay right where you are and wait for society to form around you. Because it most certainly will.’

Jo Tinsley • The Odditorium

It is easy to tell how you are doing in life. When you go outside, how beautiful is the ﬂower? That is how you know.

– Brianna Wiest

"Caring about everything is a disaster.

Caring about nothing is also a disaster.

Nurture the small pocket of things that truly matter to you."

3-2-1: On magic bullets, how to handle criticism, and what to let go of this year

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Keep your identity small. “I’m not the kind of person who does things like that” is not an explanation, it’s a trap. It prevents nerds from working out and men from dancing.