Reminders for myself

Be a bodhisattva to all of yourself

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity."—Simone Weil

An easy way to increase agency is to remove "problem" from your vocabulary and replace it with "puzzle". It sounds absurd but "problem" activates your amygdala and "puzzle" activates your prefrontal cortex. Try it. Self-induced placebo that works.

It’s kind of funny that as you get better at noticing things, one of the harder things to notice is the difference between what you notice and what others notice. once you’ve noticed something it tends to feel “obvious” and it’s natural to assume everyone else notices it too

So many decisions boil down to a simple choice between integrity and inferiority

three of the most important lessons of my life: 1. you can't be shamed for a thing when you aren't ashamed of it 2. you are ashamed of a thing when you are trying to hide or obfuscate it 3. you can't be ashamed of a thing you find beautiful

Resist the urge to idealize yourself. Try not to attach shame to honest mistakes or shy away from things because they’re not the most correct or perfect thing to do. It’s great to seek good counsel but learn the difference between needing advice and seeking validation.