Softness
being soft in a hard world
sari and
Softness
I recently took up drumming. Again.
One of the first things you realize, other than you suck, is that you’re gripping the sticks too hard.
A tight grip denies certain degrees of freedom, limits subtlety, and ups the fatigue factor. Plus you give up the gift of bounce the drum heads happily offer. It’s like you’re constantly paying interest vs. borrow... See more
One of the first things you realize, other than you suck, is that you’re gripping the sticks too hard.
A tight grip denies certain degrees of freedom, limits subtlety, and ups the fatigue factor. Plus you give up the gift of bounce the drum heads happily offer. It’s like you’re constantly paying interest vs. borrow... See more
Jason Fried on company culture:
"You have to find the nature of things. That's the thing I've found to be the most useful tool in anything: trying to understand the true nature of an experience, place, or thing and rolling with the nature.
Any time you go against the true nature of something, you're just battling unnecessarily.
So yeah, figure it ou
... See more“gentle and powerful” = both an oxymoron and also a highly desirable combination.
going slow
calmness is a superpower and why we need to slow the fuck down.
Keely Adler and • 126 cards
I know most people try hard
to do good and find out too late
they should have tried softer.