Philosofitting
Start to dream of somewhere
To relax the restless flight
by Laurence Chen · updated 1mo ago
Philosofitting
- If you don’t have time to clean up, you don’t have time to cook
Professionals understand that the project is the whole project, not simply the fun or urgent or interesting part of the work.
There are countless productive shortcuts along the way. But not finishing the project isn’t one of them.from If you don’t have time to clean up, you don’t have time to cook
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“A tiny acorn grows into a magnificent oak tree, and it never goes: ‘I have to improve myself.’”
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“The hurt from getting beaten only lasts a little while, but the hurt from giving up without a fight never goes away.” – John Taylor Gatto
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If you do everything I ask, you get a C.
If you want a better grade, do more.
–Hilary’s Teacher
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What is the pain you want to sustain?
–Mark Manson
i.e., Do you want the reward but not the struggle? Want the results but not the process of getting them? What values are worth the effort?
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- The greatest power of games is that you can explore this landscape of different agencies. The greatest danger of games is that you can get sucked into this experience of just craving and wanting to be in a clear, crisp and gentle universe where you know exactly what to do and exactly how well it’s measured.
from A Philosophy of Games That Is Really a Philosophy of Life by New York Times
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Do, or do not. There is no failure, only feedback. –Yoda Robert Allen
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“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” - Rumi
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“Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself.”
―Miles Davis
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