Sanctuary
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Sanctuary
How a polarity works:
“When the energy crosses between the two poles, it is experienced in the system as ‘tension.’ With this tension, we often assume that we must choose one of the poles as a ‘solution’ to the tension. This is a false choice because the poles are inseparable. The tension is unsolvable in that one cannot choose either pole as a sust... See more
“When the energy crosses between the two poles, it is experienced in the system as ‘tension.’ With this tension, we often assume that we must choose one of the poles as a ‘solution’ to the tension. This is a false choice because the poles are inseparable. The tension is unsolvable in that one cannot choose either pole as a sust... See more
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You do not solve the exhale/inhale polarity by choosing to either inhale or exhale. You manage it by getting the benefits of each while appreciating the limits of each. It is not a static situation. It is a process, an ongoing flow of shifting emphasis from one to the other and back again.”
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This is the great struggle of modern work: distillation. The untrained eye dismisses it as crude minimalism, but true virtuosos recognize its complexity. Crafting crystalline simplicity is grueling, mind-bending work—the rarified art of smelting ideas into dense, polished gemstones.
Tom White • Why Less Is More When Pitching Yourself
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4. Do nothing
Doing nothing is how to live.
“Stop all the thinking and doing. Be still and silent. No actions and no reactions. No judgments and no conclusions. No craving and no fixing.”
“Change your need to change things. In your most peaceful moments, your mind is quiet. You’re not thinking you should be doing anything else. When everything feels p... See more
Doing nothing is how to live.
“Stop all the thinking and doing. Be still and silent. No actions and no reactions. No judgments and no conclusions. No craving and no fixing.”
“Change your need to change things. In your most peaceful moments, your mind is quiet. You’re not thinking you should be doing anything else. When everything feels p... See more
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When stuck
What is my one top priority now?
How can I begin without waiting for anything?
What advice would I love to hear from an all-knowing sage?
What am I doing that’s actually a distraction?
Instead of avoiding mistakes, how can I make more to learn faster?
Who can help?
What is my one top priority now?
How can I begin without waiting for anything?
What advice would I love to hear from an all-knowing sage?
What am I doing that’s actually a distraction?
Instead of avoiding mistakes, how can I make more to learn faster?
Who can help?
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9. Let randomness rule
Letting randomness rule is how to live.
“Choose a life where you choose nothing. Let the random generator decide what you do, where you go, and who you meet.”
“Eventually, you’ll look, act, and socialize very differently than your previous self. You won’t define yourself by these things anymore, since you didn’t choose them.”
“Ra... See more
Letting randomness rule is how to live.
“Choose a life where you choose nothing. Let the random generator decide what you do, where you go, and who you meet.”
“Eventually, you’ll look, act, and socialize very differently than your previous self. You won’t define yourself by these things anymore, since you didn’t choose them.”
“Ra... See more
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Every time we look at a blank page, a blank canvas, an empty stage, we are experiencing as close as we ever will the presence of the Vector Equilibrium as the zero starting point for all experiential reality.
Marshall Lefferts, Foster Gamble, • Cosmometry
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Here’s the sad truth: people don't read anymore.
High on dopamine, they hop, skim, and jump from one stimulating snack to the next.
So make it bite-sized or be ignored. If it takes more than a few choice words to articulate your unique value, you'll become a casualty of attention warfare.
High on dopamine, they hop, skim, and jump from one stimulating snack to the next.
So make it bite-sized or be ignored. If it takes more than a few choice words to articulate your unique value, you'll become a casualty of attention warfare.
Tom White • Why Less Is More When Pitching Yourself
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To make peace with what’s out of your control
What happens if I ignore it and do nothing?
Should I learn a lesson from this, or just move on?
How can I blame no one, and see this as nobody’s fault?
How can I be OK no matter what happens?
What happens if I ignore it and do nothing?
Should I learn a lesson from this, or just move on?
How can I blame no one, and see this as nobody’s fault?
How can I be OK no matter what happens?
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