Simple happiness

Drivers of happiness

The loudest signals come from the emptiest sources. Those who truly possess something rarely need to announce it.

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I may not be what I thought I was. This world itself may just be a maze without a center. But I will not wait to die. I will not wait to be bridled by another. I will go forward as I see fit.

-thoughts of Lysander au Lune

my bold; from Pierce Brown’s Dark Age, pg. 335

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. The trick is to focus on the first small thing. Starting small is still starting, and small beginnings often lead to extraordinary endings.

-Vincent Van Gogh

If something that seems like work to other people doesn't seem like work to you, that's something you're well suited for. For example, a lot of programmers I know, including me, actually like debugging. It's not something people tend to volunteer; one likes it the way one likes popping zits

What Doesn't Seem Like Work?

Keep in mind that the cleaning lady is as much a human being as the Chairman.

-Warren Buffett

from Berkshire Hathaway 2025 Thanksgiving letter

Is land a source of belongings or a source of belonging

-Robin Wall Kimmerer

Let’s say that I offer to buy you the car of your dreams. You can pick out any car that you want, and when you get out of class this afternoon, that car will be waiting for you at home. There’s just one catch... It’s the only car you’re ever going to get in your entire life. Now, knowing that, how are you going to treat that car? You’re probably... See more

Warren 95: A Collection of My Favorite Buffett-isms

Quote from Warren Buffet

Political theorist Isaiah Berlin’s distinction between negative and positive freedom explains why so many nomads get stuck. Negative freedom is the absence of external constraints—freedom from something . Positive freedom is the ability to shape one’s life with agency—freedom to do something meaningful .

The Freedom Trap: Why Escaping the System Won’t Set You Free

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo

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He dresses like that because.. he enjoys the time period. No need to do what everyone else does