purpose

by Prashanth Narayan and · updated 3mo ago

“Every journey is a question of sorts, and the best journeys are the ones in which every question opens into deeper and more searching questions.”

— Pico Iyer, The Pilgrim’s Way on Waking Up
Sindhu Shivaprasad added 3mo ago
Why should the universe have a purpose? The question of the purpose of the universe is an invention of human minds, and has no significance, except for the way that it illuminates the psychology of scholarly pursuit and of the pursuing scholars themselves. We should not impose human-inspired attitudes and questions on material things. There is a co
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alex added 6mo ago
"What does the world need most that you are most uniquely qualified to deliver?"
—Duke Stump
lili added 9mo ago
The five questions in V2MOM are: What do I really want? What’s important about it? How do I get it? What is preventing me from having it? How will I know that I have it?
Alara added 1y ago
Expected elation. Society has built a world that defines what's appealing and what's not. What success should look like. I spent years chasing this idea, and achieved it. And never felt truly happy. Why? It seems so obvious, there are a million songs and movies about how wealth and fame aren't the end all be all for human states. Yet we pursue it a... See more
Erikc Perez-Perez added 1y ago
Are you creating to build what looks like success to others or are you creating to build value?
Erikc Perez-Perez added 1y ago
"Ideas start out small, weak, and fragile. In order to grow, ideas need financial capital. But they also need emotional capital - good energy, positivity, and resilience. The best way to control your emotional capital is to fine tune your internal monologue and replace your hunger for approval with a desire to grow." -Sari
Erikc Perez-Perez added 1y ago
If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path. -Joseph Campbell
Erikc Perez-Perez added 1y ago
I hope you focus less on what you achieve and more on who you become. -Sari
Erikc Perez-Perez added 1y ago
"One doesn't expect to get from life what one has already learned it cannot give, rather, one begins to see that life is a kind of sowing time... and the harvest is not yet here. He was just a humble preacher's son. And yes, he had his demons, but they never stopped him from searching for beauty. Because when you find beauty, you find inspiration. ... See more
Erikc Perez-Perez added 1y ago