Thought provoking
björk said that trying to communicate through talking feels like trying to put the ocean through a straw
These thoughts appear to be real, but every single one of them is false. Yes, they emerge in our minds, and we are used to them being there, but they do not represent the truth about who we truly are and what we are here to do.
Anne Berube • The Burnout Antidote
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value
Hermann Hesse • Siddhartha
When your thoughts are about you being less than boundless and free, they are not telling the truth.
Anne Berube • The Burnout Antidote
It is one of the triumphs of the human that he can know a thing and still not believe it.
John Steinbeck • East of Eden
Life Philosophy
Understanding Yourself
You don't have direct access to reality—no one does.
Your brain constructs reality from bits of incoming information. What you perceive is a simulation crafted by your mind. Remarkably, you have the power to shape this simulation into either a heaven or a hell.
Your beliefs shape your capabilities.
"Whether you t... See more
Understanding Yourself
You don't have direct access to reality—no one does.
Your brain constructs reality from bits of incoming information. What you perceive is a simulation crafted by your mind. Remarkably, you have the power to shape this simulation into either a heaven or a hell.
Your beliefs shape your capabilities.
"Whether you t... See more
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TWENTY WAYS TO MATTER
Excavate the truth beneath the truth beneath the truth —
the deeper you go, the simpler it gets:
the longing, love, insecurity, rage, loss —
all of it part of the same fabric,
all just a story
emerging from the quantum foam.
Move through the world
knowing that everyone around you
is doing the best they can,
that humanity is capable
of th