Sunlight
Bright things that warm.
Sunlight
The most charismatic people I know, who seem to have this radiant, magnetic quality to their presence, are actually those who actively invite you to things with your best interests in mind but are totally okay with you declining, and they really mean it.
Carmen • People Who Demand Nothing of You
There is little tension in their attentional field. Because they are in a fluid and spacious yet highly receptive and responsive state, they can meet you exactly where you are and entertain whatever comes up. They can flirt, joke around, dream, and love without restraint. They are not afraid of what happens, because no matter what happens, they
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“If you feel like you owe me something, then repay me with a question.”
Olga Marie to you in FGO
Need a little more pop to your Slack emoji? Want to really stand out when you react with your favorite image?
Turns out you can add HDR emoji to Slack, and they will be rendered in eye-searing brightness, at least on hardware that supports it. Works great in Chrome and Slack, and not at all on Android devices.
Turns out you can add HDR emoji to Slack, and they will be rendered in eye-searing brightness, at least on hardware that supports it. Works great in Chrome and Slack, and not at all on Android devices.
HDR‑Infused Emoji
Charismatic people are like empty vessels. They receive and pass on sensations without resistance. They are usually the one with the most regulated nervous system in the room, which allows them to encounter other people's ego/attentional structures and dance with them no matter what the exact configuration is, which is why charismatic people are
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George Leonard on how mastery is nothing but a series of plateaus with brief spurts of progress:
“The most important lessons here — especially for young people — is that even if you’re shooting for the stars, you’re going to spend most of your time on a plateau. That’s where the deepest, most lasting learning takes place, so you might as well enjoy... See more
“The most important lessons here — especially for young people — is that even if you’re shooting for the stars, you’re going to spend most of your time on a plateau. That’s where the deepest, most lasting learning takes place, so you might as well enjoy... See more
Brain Food: A Series of Plateaus
Iwakan is one of my favorite Japanese phrases. It consists of three Chinese characters, 違 ( i , meaning difference, deviation), 和 ( wa , meaning harmony, peace) and 感 ( kan , meaning feeling, sense), that together form a single word that loosely translates as a ‘sense of disharmony’. In daily interactions, I use the term casually when something... See more