Reminders for myself
"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have
the final word in reality."
Martin Luther King Jr.
Direction of Your Dreams
"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within
... See morePersistence isn’t just pushing harder—it’s having energy that demands new ideas.
Think of a founder solving a problem. Someone with just determination keeps trying the same approach. But a truly persistent founder has a restless energy that demands new solutions. When one approach fails, their energy compels them to imagine new ones. This... See more
Think of a founder solving a problem. Someone with just determination keeps trying the same approach. But a truly persistent founder has a restless energy that demands new solutions. When one approach fails, their energy compels them to imagine new ones. This... See more
Shane Parrish • Attention Required! | Cloudflare
Invincible Summer
“My dear,
In the midst of hate, I found there was,
within me, an invincible love.
In the midst of tears, I found there was,
within me, an invincible smile.
In the midst of chaos, I found there was,
within me, an invincible calm…
In the midst of winter, I found there was,
within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy. For it says
... See moreThe hardest truth about happiness is that it’s a choice.
Shane Parrish • Attention Required! | Cloudflare
“The key is to keep asking yourself the same question, again and again and again: this is your life—what do you want to pay attention to?”
— Catherine Price
I met many aspiring artists in my early 20s. Observing their trajectories since then, I've learned that long-shot careers in the arts (famous singer, actor, songwriter, filmmaker, etc.) are long shots not because success relies on wild luck or rare genius or insane connections. Success stories pretty reliably happen for people who combine three... See more
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