Reminders for myself

Dea T.

You did not come into this world. You came out of it

Suburban Biology

I love this. Contra inner child annoyances

PAUSE: Postpone Action Until Serenity Enters.

Experience. Don’t observe.

Inhale. Don’t read.

Transfigure. Don’t shift.

Advocate. Don’t ponder.

Prove. Don’t promise.

Encourage. Don’t cut.

Imagine. Don’t worry.

Do. Don’t analyze.

Hear. Don’t listen.

Show. Don’t tell.

Give. Don’t take.

Brian Collins • 101 Design Rules

Things that are most fulfilling are hard to start, easy to quit. Things that are least fulfilling are easy to start, hard to quit.

Every. Single. Time.

The goal is making stuff. And not just large things: a book, a business, a side project, but the shape you give this afternoon, a conversation between two friends, a meal.

Make something wonderful.

“Everything is on fire,
but everyone I love is doing beautiful things
and trying to make life worth living,
and I know I don’t have to believe in everything,
but I believe in that.”

– Nikita Gill

I’ve finally realized why I’ve never been a fan of focusing just on productivity without focusing on other things as well.

Productivity is a natural outcome that happens when you have a deep purpose. When you have a deep purpose, you naturally come up with clear priorities to work on.

When you have a deep purpose and clear priorities, you become

That’s all