The New Romantics
Dr. Gage studies how certain activities can stimulate the growth of new cells in the brain. “I think if you’re doing complex work that involves making decisions and planning, that may matter more than whether you’re using your hands,” he said.
Working With Your Hands Is Good for Your Brain - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Don’t even mention dating or — gasp — sex when the simple act of looking into someone else’s eyes provokes anxiety. But what could they do? Give up their phones and the corporate-controlled, like-driven culture, which is all they’ve ever known? Silent scream emoji!
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In a world that glorifies individual success, we easily forget that our greatest power lies in our ability to come together.
293 / Is self-expression just conformity in disguise?
Perhaps the immutable error of parenthood is that we give our children what we wanted, whether they want it or not.”
Austin Kleon • Give Yourself What You Needed Then and Give Your Kids What They Need Now
atomization encourages us to reduce multivariate experiences, often the most important parts of life, to their single most obvious element
Nat Eliason • De-Atomization is the Secret to Happiness
The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.
The role of the artist
But boredom is when life happens.
Nick Catucci • You might just have to be bored
She thought about that for a moment. “But it’s so boring,” she said. “Yes, that’s true,” I said. “Boredom is not just boring. It can also be terrifying. It forces us to come face-to-face with bigger questions of meaning and purpose. But boredom is also an opportunity for discovery and invention. It creates the space necessary for a new thought to
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