Quotes
Quotes I’ve Picked Up Here and There
Quotes
Here’s a Buddhist suggestion for making this the best year of your life: treat it as the last year of your life.
Yeah, the Buddhists know how to party.
Yeah, the Buddhists know how to party.
Dan Harris
Porn = Artificial Intimacy
Alcohol = Artificial Joy
Junk Food = Artificial Nourishment
Drugs = Artificial Bliss
Smoking = Artificial Calm
Celebrities = Artificial Role Models
Social Media = Artificial Connection
Don’t sacrifice the real and authentic for cheap dopamine.
Steven Lawson
Alcohol = Artificial Joy
Junk Food = Artificial Nourishment
Drugs = Artificial Bliss
Smoking = Artificial Calm
Celebrities = Artificial Role Models
Social Media = Artificial Connection
Don’t sacrifice the real and authentic for cheap dopamine.
Steven Lawson
“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So what. That's one of my favorite things to say. So what.”
― Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol
Because what I’ve learned from having the privilege of working in a place that asks for my best and helps me get there is how much it can unlock in a life. The benefits extend far beyond the skills required to get great work done. The really, really good stuff comes from looking back on something you created and thinking, “I had no idea I could do... See more
Brie Wolfson • What I Miss About Working at Stripe
“There’s a Cherokee legend. An elder tells his grandson about the battle that rages inside every person.” “The two wolves.” “That’s right. One wolf is anger and fear and paranoia and cruelty. The other is kindness, humility, compassion, serenity. And the boy asks his grandfather, ‘Which wolf wins?’ You remember the answer?” “‘The one you feed.’”
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... See more1. Serve the tea. Practice common acts of generosity and humility, like serving tea to visitors in your home. Small acts require conscious intention to begin with but can become a habit in short order.
2. Show your teeth. To the Dalai Lama, to “show your teeth” means to smile authentically—no half smiles, no Mona Lisa–style ambiguity. The true
... See moreArthur Brooks Newsletter - Science of Happiness
A person can have the greatest idea in the world but if they can't convince enough other people, it doesn't matter.
I wonder how much of what weighs me down is not mine to carry.
-Unknown
“Some people feel the rain, others get wet.”
- Bob Marley