Thought provoking
All desire is a desire for being.”
We think we want things, but every desire points to a way of life, a kind of person we long to become. Objects seduce us not with their utility but with their promise of transcendence—status, attention, belonging.
We think we want things, but every desire points to a way of life, a kind of person we long to become. Objects seduce us not with their utility but with their promise of transcendence—status, attention, belonging.
Hot take: Quitting your worst habit will change your life faster than starting your best habit. Stop the leak before you fill the bucket.
Sharran Srivatsaax.comWorry Is Sin
The Manifesto
Worry is sin. Worry is blasphemy. It is doubt against reality, against creation. Each anxious thought spits in GOD's face. Your fear is faithlessness. A cancer of the soul that spreads until it paralyzes and kills. Worry is to wage war against the divine order. Against what must be. Every second spent in anxiety is a sin. B
... See morethe most transformative dialogues often feature exploration rather than predetermined outcomes. We don’t know what we want, and we use conversation to get closer to articulating our desire. Some conversations are infinite, like games for their own sake.
A Philosophy of Conversation
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
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