quotes/gems
I aspire to Isak Dinesen’s way: work a little every day, without hope and without despair. What a way to live! To make! To be!
It is a truth universally acknowledged that other people’s reactions often say more about them than they do about us.
Caroline Cala Donofrio • Please Like This Post
We love to talk in terms of forward and backward, productivity and progress. But whether we’re discussing grief, growth, or gross profit, the path is not straight. A lot of life moves in circles and cycles. And sometimes — hell, maybe all the time — onward is the best we have.
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
—Charles Bukowski
Ambition often comes with discontent; focus with rigidity; contentment with complacency.
Haley Nahman • #187: Drowning in envy
From Lily Chambers:
I genuinely do not care if AI tools make me more productive.
I am tired of seeing, "increased productivity" as a selling point. I do not want to be valued for my productivity. I do not want "more" of anything related to work.
I like doing things meticulously. I like using my hands. I like manipulating data that an LLM could inter
... See moreAs the ancient proverb goes: “Sense has been chasing me all my life, but I am faster.”
Jameela Jamil • WHY, OH WHY, IS SHE DOING THIS?
Dreading leaving the house was the devil’s work. If you overcame it, God had something special planned for you.