provocations
provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on
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provocations
“It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.”
— Chuck Palahniuk, Diary
How many problems of life can be solved actually by tinkering with perception, rather than that tedious, hardworking and messy business of actually trying to change reality?
Rory Sutherland • Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man
The total volume of things that became worth doing due to the technology greatly exceeds the quantity of time saved by the technology.
I'm dying. Of overwork.
The value of my seconds didn't crash through the floor. They became more valuable. My seconds are now multiplied. The amount of work I get done is astounding. The speed through which I can... See more
I'm dying. Of overwork.
The value of my seconds didn't crash through the floor. They became more valuable. My seconds are now multiplied. The amount of work I get done is astounding. The speed through which I can... See more
kache • Tweet
AGI was supposed to replace me. Instead, I have more work to do than ever.
The story ends when enough people stop believing in it, not when the opportunity space actually dries up.
Venkatesh Rao • Narrative Slipstream Effects
“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
We belong to times far more than we belong to places. We just don’t realize it because we can’t travel in time and can never see our time from the perspective of another. - vgr
“and when nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want. what do you call it, freedom or loneliness?”