shifting perspectives

When you feel like things are hard, your instinct might be to ask “why are things this hard?” Or to curse your luck — but a better question would be “why should things be easy?” Like why are you owed that when the natural state of things is difficulty.

3000 BCE: Imagine a hot shower... 1000: Wouldn't a hot shower be nice 1200: Wouldn't a hot shower be nice 1400: Wouldn't a hot shower be nice 1600: Wouldn't a hot shower be nice 1800: Wouldn't a hot shower be nice 2000: Ah, nice hot showers for all 🚿 2020: How about a cold shower?!

How big the Universe really is

For my birthday this year, my dad gifted me a dirty bottle of water. Not kidding. In the past he’s gifted me: a first aid kit, pepper spray, an encyclopedia, a key chain, dedicated a book he wrote to me, etc. good ol dad gifts. He told me this years gift was extra special as… Show more

Stuff happens. Your stories about it determine whether it’s manageable or not.

How to have more meaningful conversations. The Rose-Bud-Thorn Framework:

i think too many people are assuming that they can turn on a "artist" switch after years of making money doing something. probably most confusing while working broadly in the creator world don't underestimate how much the game you are playing changes who you are

Non-dual thinking: Sometimes the answer isn't this OR that but this AND that. Hard work AND rest Stability AND change Acceptance AND problem solving Independence AND interdependence Ruggedness AND Flexibility Caring deeply AND non-attachment

My most effective life hack has been to learn to be with my inner experience, just as it is. It changes everything. Unfortunately, most people want a more complicated solution and are dissatisfied with that answer. I just sit with that. :)

Pessimists see problems. They worry about what could go wrong in the future. Optimists see possibilities. They focus on what could go right in the future. Proactive people turn problems into possibilities. They give us reasons to be optimistic about the future.