Reminders for myself
To do this well is difficult, and is the explore-exploit dilemma. We’re taught to use the time in school or university to explore, at least a little bit, and use almost all other available time to exploit. This dilemma is one of the most fundamental problems in decision sciences, intractable with an easy answer.
Rohit Krishnan • The Curiosity Theory of Everything
A practice is the embodiment of an approach to a concept. This can support us in bringing about a desired state of mind. When we repeat the exercise of opening our senses to what is, we move closer to living in a continually open state. We build a habit.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
My research has taught me that acknowledging and naming our own sadness is critical in the formation of compassion and empathy.
Brené Brown • Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Make your reading discipline a daily ritual. When it is time for digital sunset, switch over to a physical book. I like to read at least three hours a day, usually after digital sunset, but if I’m not writing in the morning I will read then. Extended periods of reading are similar to meditation. Your mind is focused on reading, and as a result you... See more
The Seeker's Mind
“If you inherently long for something, become it first. If you want gardens, become the gardener. If you want love, embody love. If you want mental stimulation, change the conversation. If you want peace, exude calmness. If you want to fill your world with artists, begin to paint. If you want to be valued, respect your own time. If you want to live... See more
in the short term, we tend to regret bad outcomes where we took action. However, when we reflect back over the long term, we more often regret the actions we didn’t take—what we didn’t do—and we think of those as missed opportunities.
Brené Brown • Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Connection, along with love and belonging (two expressions of connection), is why we are here, and it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. Shame is the fear of disconnection—it’s the fear that something we’ve done or failed to do, an ideal that we’ve not lived up to, or a goal that we’ve not accomplished makes us unworthy of connection.
... See moreBrené Brown • Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
Shame needs you to believe that you’re alone. Empathy is a hostile environment for shame.