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Presence is the best present.
instagram.com“Talk either leads to action or substitutes for action.
Two friends discuss their dreams. One describes starting a business, solving a problem mid-conversation, and immediately making a call. The other talks about a novel they’ve been “writing” for years but never seem to make progress on.
Build, don’t babble.”
Two friends discuss their dreams. One describes starting a business, solving a problem mid-conversation, and immediately making a call. The other talks about a novel they’ve been “writing” for years but never seem to make progress on.
Build, don’t babble.”
Farnam Street • The Two Types of Talk
In order to be fair, these decisions must also be made in a context where men and women have genuinely equal opportunities: there is nothing fair about a situation in which women “choose” to take on the bulk of unpaid care work because they face discrimination at work or in education, as has so often been the case.
Daniel Chandler • Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society
Loneliness is painful; solitude is peaceful.
bell hooks • All About Love: New Visions (Love Song to the Nation Book 1)
People who are good at solving poorly defined problems don't get the same kind of kudos. They don’t get any special titles or clubs. There is no test they can take that will spit out a big, honking number that will make everybody respect them.
And that’s a shame. My grandma does not know how to use the “input” button on her TV’s remote control, but... See more
And that’s a shame. My grandma does not know how to use the “input” button on her TV’s remote control, but... See more
Adam Mastroianni • Why Aren't Smart People Happier?
“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”
—James Baldwin
—James Baldwin
