read this when the mind is loud
Our minds are conditioned, held, tethered to dogma, to belief, to experience, to knowledge. With this tethered mind, with this mind that is so conditioned, so heavily held, we meet life, which is in constant movement. Life, with its many complex and swiftly changing problems, is never still, and it requires a fresh approach every day, every minute.
... See moreJ. Krishnamurti • What Are You Doing With Your Life?
Interesting view. The world moves. Life moves but the mind is static. Thats why we find it difficult to keep up unless we understand how the mind works.
When friendship is settled, you must trust; before friendship is formed, you must pass judgment.
en.wikisource.org • Moral Letters to Lucilius/Letter 3 - Wikisource, the Free Online Library
Fear keeps pace with hope. Nor does their so moving together surprise me; both belong to a mind in suspense, to a mind in a state of anxiety through looking into the future. Both are mainly due to projecting our thoughts far ahead of us instead of adapting ourselves to the present.
Seneca • Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium (Classics S.)
Fear and hope. How its linked. I resonate, ive lived in hope for years and tooks me years to admit
Aldous Huxley on approaching life with lightness, even in the face of difficulty:
"It's dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days, such
... See moreJames Clear • 3-2-1: On Living With Lightness, the Root Cause of Sin, and How to Compete Without Losing Yourself
On a small level, it can be that little nervous moment, when you’re scared to talk to someone intimidating. You notice you’re scared. Aha! Whatever scares you, go do it. So you go talk to them. On a big level, it can be that huge terrifying idea that won’t go away. Starting a business. Visiting a country. Quitting your job. Whatever scares you, go
... See moreHell_Yeah_or_No • Sivers
Fear is a form of excitement. Go do it
What you’re left with in that neutral state is not neutrality. I think people believe neutrality would be a very bland existence. No, this is the existence little children live. If you look at little children, on balance, they’re generally pretty happy because they are really immersed in the environment and the moment, without any thought of how it
... See moreTim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Dont get too caught up in your head
Separate creation and release. When you’ve finished a work, wait a while before you release it to the world. By then, you’re on to something new. The public comments won’t affect you, since they will be about your past work.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
I love this. Pressure to post to a cadence is terrible advice