The Mind

Taylor Swift with some of the wisest words I've ever heard:

"Think of your energy as if it's expensive. As if it's like a luxury item. Not everyone can afford it. Not everyone has invested in you, in order to be able to have the capital for you to care about this."

So thinking has always been a luxury – but it isn’t beyond your grasp if you consciously pursue it. Turn off your phone. Wonder whether you’re in the right job. Plot that business plan. Tackle a problem head on. Alternatively, you could always confine yourself in a cell built into a church wall for the rest of your days, as the contemplative mediev... See more

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Vadik Marmeladov's Codes of Practice: 1. Wear the uniform 2. Think long term (like 30 years from now) 3. Build stories and languages, not things 4. Create your own universe (or join ours) 5. Collect samples 6. Be a sample for somebody else ___L... See more

If you don't *feel* like writing, remember: mood & attitude are two different things. Mood is the emotional weather we find ourselves caught in. Attitude is our perspective, a compass, a little lighthouse with a big beam. Mood isn't fixable. Attitude, however, is flexible.

Shira Erlichman twitter.com

1. Do not answer calls from unrecognized phone numbers 2. Do not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at night. The former scrambles your priorities and plans for the day, and the latter just gives you insomnia. 3. Do not agree to meetings or calls with no clear agenda or end time If the desired outcome is defined clearly with a stated o... See more

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“Stop telling me what you think is possible and let me show you what is.”

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“Nature loves courage. You make the commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under, it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this is wh