Simple happiness
Drivers of happiness
Simple happiness
home isn’t something you find or inherit. It’s something you build, piece by piece, when you stop chasing the next better version of your life. Because the irony is, that’s when you actually become her—the future you you’ve been running after all along. You root, not because you’ve given up, but because you’re finally ready to stay.
Cosmopolitanism vs. Displacement: Running From Where We Came From
When coming to a fork in your life journey—any fork—ask yourself these two questions:
Can I tolerate the worst case scenario?
Will this be an interesting life experience?
from Paul Bascobert’s Kettering University 2023 commencement speech
... See moreMost people see circumstances as fixed; high-agency people see them as variables. When Depression-era customers couldn’t afford shotguns, Rose didn’t complain about the economy; she created a rental program overnight. The line stretched around the block the next morning. High agency isn’t magical thinking; it’s the refusal to accept artificial
From lessons learned about Rose Blumkin; my bold
For a truly memorable trip, go without reservations, just winging it along the way. If you like somewhere, stay a day longer, or if you don’t, split a day earlier. If the train is full, take a bus. That freedom can be liberating.
Kevin Kelly • 50 Years of Travel Tips
Most good quests are hard
A sustainable lifestyle will have a bigger impact than only using “sustainable” products
Ex: reusable water bottles are more sustainable long-term than their single-use plastic counterparts (generally). But—having 10 reusable water bottles per occupant in your home isn’t necessarily a sustainable lifestyle
adapted from Tanja Gotthardsen, Living in the Anthropocene webinar
... See moreFind your vision.
Figure out what drives you. Figure out what matters enough to suffer for. You don’t need to know what job you want, or who you’ll marry, or where you’ll live five years from now. You just need to know why you’re doing any of it.
Figure out what gets you out of bed when you don’t want to move. Figure out what makes you feel alive
Stillness can be freedom too.
Cosmopolitanism vs. Displacement: Running From Where We Came From
Be bored for at least 15 minutes per day. It’s an unlock for creativity and mindfulness.