Optimal grip
Perfectionism has nothing to do with getting it right. It has nothing to do with fixing things. It has nothing to do with standards. Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move ahead. It is a loop—an obsessive, debilitating closed system that causes you to get stuck in the details of what you are writing or painting or making and to lose sight
... See moreOne belief I have is that if you wish to be virtuous you will learn to eat cereal virtuously.
The novice of virtue is tempted by dreams of heroic acts, just as the novice sculptor daydreams of palatial monuments, or other grand work. But the master sculptor is extraordinary not because he has been commissioned for monumental bronzes (which may never... See more
The novice of virtue is tempted by dreams of heroic acts, just as the novice sculptor daydreams of palatial monuments, or other grand work. But the master sculptor is extraordinary not because he has been commissioned for monumental bronzes (which may never... See more
Simon Sarris • Breadcrumbs - by Simon Sarris - The Map is Mostly Water
“Most people never experience what it is like to be with someone that allows them to speak without
1. Judging you
2. Trying to fix you
3. Trying to help you
4. Trying to defend themselves
It can be a beautiful, psychoactive experience.”
—Joe Hudson
“I’ve become skeptical of the unwritten rule that just because a boy and girl appear in the same feature, a romance must ensue. Rather, I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live - if I’m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of love.”
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Hayao Miyazaki
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Hayao Miyazaki
A quote by Hayao Miyazaki
not JIFFing—judging, interpreting, fixing, or freezing
Dear Bear: how do I get over someone I thought was perfect for me? + what do I do if my friend is "too picky"?
Rationality has so thoroughly soaked the earth that even those who call themselves religious have self-persuaded into experiencing religion through a purely rationalist lens. There is even the paradox of those who consider themselves the most religious, yet appear to be among the most rationalist, spending great energy on proof. Endless books, serm... See more
Simon Sarris • In Praise of the Gods
Take a close look at what you assume the solution to your life must look like. Are there any of those assumptions that you could turn into variables instead? As in: “Sure, I’ll sign with a label if it helps me spend more time jamming and less time doing things that frustrate me. Otherwise—no.”
Henrik Karlsson • An Essay in Which My Friend Feels Stuck and I Suggest Relaxing Some Constraints
Making things is hard and I feel like that’s the most useful thing to say about it.
Ava • Making Things Is Hard
if your sexual desire is a subset of an overall lust for life, it's much, much more likely to be perceived as attractive
if your sexual desire is disproportionate to your lust for life, it becomes a source of offputting, gollum like craving, extremely unattractive
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