provocations
provocative ideas, musings, and statements to mull on
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provocations
“the ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.”
A quote from The Utopia of Rules
“Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshiping.”
― Hubert Reeves
Embrace win-lose ideas
Anxiety, the next gumption trap, is sort of the opposite of ego. You're so sure you'll do everything wrong you're afraid to do anything at all. Often this, rather than "laziness" is the real reason you find it hard to get started
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Quotes
Expanded supply creates expanded demand, which in turn feeds even more supply. Over time, people learn. They discover more about what's aesthetically possible and more about what they like. Exposure changes tastes.
Virginia Postrel, The Substance of Style
if you’re so intelligent why isn’t your life more cozy?
Our moral thinking is much more like a politician searching for votes than a scientist searching for truth.
Jonathan Haidt • The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
there are 9,000 problems in life that have the solution "know more local people" and people will do literally anything except spend time on that