provocations
provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on
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provocations
I often think of Enya, refusing to listen to any music, in case it influences her
And Walt Disney, who became glued to TV, would watch anything, just to stay on top of the (new at the time) medium and what people were doing with it
Artistically, both of these seem valid
Simon Sarristwitter.comthere’s no one way to do anything. there’s just your way.
a glorious rewrite of the giving tree. much rather model society on this.
“Asking for help with shame says: You have the power over me. Asking with condescension says: I have the power over you. But asking for help with gratitude says: We have the power to help each other.”
Amanda Palmer • The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Wild Hope: Indy Johar Keynote
youtube.comMutually-assured thriving
“It’s good to have people in your life who you don’t want to disappoint.” – Warren Buffett
Morgan Housel • Smart Things Smart People Said
Most people’s mental models of energy are flawed: they think there’s a ‘tank’ of energy that gets depleted as you spend it. This may be roughly true for physical energy, but mental energy is different: spending mental energy on things that you consider productive or important gives you more mental energy for other things: a positive feedback loop.
... See morenabeelqu.co • Advice That Actually Worked for Me
One of the biggest reasons it gets harder to do new things as you get older is that new things are generally undignified at first (indeed, this is an excellent heuristic for discovering them) and the older you get, the more dignified you're expected to be.
Paul Grahamtwitter.com