Reminders for myself
Looking closely is valuable at every scale. From looking closely at a sentence, a photograph, a building, a government. It scales and it cascades — one cognizant detail begets another and then another. Suddenly you’ve traveled very far from that first little: Huh.
I’d say that that huh is the foundational block of curiosity. To get good at the huh i... See more
I’d say that that huh is the foundational block of curiosity. To get good at the huh i... See more
Craig Mod • Looking Closely Is Everything
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Happiness comes from growth, not comfort.
Daily Review | Readwise
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What are you often silently complaining about in your head and who is the person you need to actually discuss your frustrations with?
People can’t react to your thoughts, only your actions. Time spent complaining to yourself is often better spent selling someone else on a new way of doing things.
People can’t react to your thoughts, only your actions. Time spent complaining to yourself is often better spent selling someone else on a new way of doing things.
3-2-1: On the importance of beauty, fixing silent complaints, and a simple rule to make life easier
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"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
—Charles Bukowski
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