Optimal grip
@chamath I had a rough childhood and one day as a teenager when I was being particularly obnoxious in school a teacher pulled me aside and gave me a talking-to that, on a several year delay, helped this click for me in a profound way.
She said "I don't know the details, but I do know you
More than half of the value of writing an essay lies in how it forces you to reorganize and refine your thoughts. The finished essay itself is a bonus.
You feel a deep sense of peace and gratitude, which you hope lasts for a long time. It might not. You’re just an animal—maybe you’ll get a brain tumor or chronic pain and you’ll stop feeling this way. Apparently, forgetting your nature is an inextricable part of your nature.
Sasha Chapin • The spirit does whatever it wants with you
“In the beginning, there’s an almost anesthetic quality to finding something you really enjoy. You throw yourself into it, it takes you out of yourself. You stop thinking. And then as your relationship with it deepens, you gain a new consciousness that isn’t purely pleasurable. https://t.co/cfr6NYf0Oo
the safest path is to try to control everyone's perception of you but it doesn't lead to real belonging https://t.co/BsiJv4pNpX