going slow
calmness is a superpower and why we need to slow the fuck down.
Keely Adler and
going slow
”It’s normal for me to take 2 days to read my emails and 2 more days to reflect on the matter and respond calmly. The culture of immediacy and the constant fragmentation of time are not very compatible with the kind of life I lead” - Lucy Hunt
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Image ID: On Waking Up
I am wondering when newer became better.
When we forsook the familiar for ideas of the future, mistook the mundane for less than extraordinary, wrote it off like a story.
I am wondering when less stopped being... See more
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Elon pauses for 15 seconds before answering a question.
If you're the interviewer or want info from someone, NEVER EVER interrupt that silence.
Most people do because its uncomfortable. But on the other end of that silence is often great... See more
Sam Parrtwitter.comIdeas require patience.
At Steve Jobs’ funeral, Apple's chief designer Jony Ive said: “I think he better than anyone understood that while ideas ultimately can be so powerful, they begin as fragile, barely formed thoughts, so easily just squished.” https://t.co/Yee5XC9jll
David Perelltwitter.comTo achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time. – Leonard Bernstein
some honest reflections on the tendencies i have to be harsh with myself when i do not know what is next
instagram.comMichelle Boulous Walker, in her book, Slow Philosophy , equates the slow as a beginning way of thinking toward complexity, a passion with the world that can determine a kind of responsibility. Walker argues for a kind of dwelling in order to innovate.