The self and its development

dear self

you're not supposed to be productive every moment

sincerely

Maxime (@wisdomquotes)

Joel Uili • Joel Uili (@archeronline)

Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect

- Will Guidara, unreasonable hospitality

“Children don’t see the world, don’t observe the world, don’t contemplate the world, but are so deeply immersed in the world that they don’t distinguish between it and their own selves.” - Karl Ove Knausgaard, Autumn

Tom Critchlow • LF:13 Family Futures

sometimes the most important thing we can do is let ourselves stay blurry. to be unbranded, unpositioned, undone for a while. because real self-knowledge is a slow, unmarketable process. and the lost feeling might just be the first sign that you’ve finally stopped performing someone else’s idea of a good life.

milk and cookies • why feeling lost might mean you’re finally doing it right

Now, imagine your ideal day. Which activities would you include, and which would you omit? Of course, you’ll probably still need to go to work and cook dinner; but would you visit the park instead of the coffee shop, or do yoga instead of surfing the Internet? How closely does your ideal schedule match your real one?

Francine Jay • The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide: How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life

“The idea is not to live forever, it is to create something that will.”

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Andy Warhol

A quote by Andy Warhol

Being proactive in speaking up to suggest a new workflow or sharing an article you read that is relevant to a project another team is working on helps increase your visibility and ability to take initiative.

Jasmin Shim — ilovecreatives

I made a list of brands/agencies I wanted to work for and didn’t let the lack of an open job posting discourage me from sending a cold email for an opportunity and put myself out there. This approach has allowed me to get 100% of the job opportunities I have, as well as a few failed Tinder dates that turned into successful job connections.