Reminders for myself
One thing I’ve been trying to teach the people around me is to be aware of their agency. Stop leaving things to fate. That application you sent but noticed later on has an error? Resend it with your corrections. You ran into someone you’ve been meaning to connect with? Speak up.
Wale Lawalx.comCaring is an independent primary variable . You have to care first before agreeing or disagreeing can mean anything. And to do that you have to have a surplus capacity to care beyond caring about yourself, by working the “caring muscle.”
Venkatesh Rao • Venkatesh Rao on Substack
Forgive Everyone Everything
Forgive Everyone Everything
I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind’s door at 4 a.m . of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends. We forget all too... See more
Joan Didion • On Keeping A Notebook
#1 on this list, from Simone Weil:
"The great human error is to reason in place of finding out."
Jackson Dahlx.comWhen you’re having conflict with someone you care about, try to be the bigger person. It feels way better to be understanding and forgiving than it does to hold a grudge. Sometimes other people need your help to show up as their best self.