Thought provoking
There’s a piece of advice I still struggle with, but that I’m more and more convinced lies at the heart of meaningful productivity, successful creative work, and a more vibrant life in general. That advice is: act fast. Move quickly. When you get a good idea, make it your default policy to put it into practice as soon as you reasonably can.
The Imperfectionist: Act fast
"Let everything happen to you: Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final." - Rainer Maria Rilke
How to Get Lucky, The 4 Quarters Technique, & More
because of their propensity to hop domains, generalists tend to possess a wide set of shallow skills. But measuring them against their rudimentary coding abilities or their working knowledge of French baking technique misses their true advantage: the ability to adapt to new situations, and the desire to do so.
Why Generalists Own the Future
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Getting Lucky
4 Dec 2024 — 5 min read
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... See moreLuck isn’t a constant, it increases with surface area: be in the right places, have lots of conversations, put yourself out there, ask for what you want and be optimistic and positive.
The Wound Is the Gift: David Whyte on the Relationship Between Anxiety and Intimacy
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org“When I get up in the morning and look in the mirror, I reach the same conclusion every time: that there is only one Morten looking back at me, despite my many different titles. We live only one life, in one time.”
I was struck by what Morten says about us having one ‘indivisible’ life, and the dangers of segmenting our life - and our time - into... See more
I was struck by what Morten says about us having one ‘indivisible’ life, and the dangers of segmenting our life - and our time - into... See more
Living one life, in one time.
from the book One Life, Martin Albaek
What Love Really Means: Iris Murdoch on Unselfing, the Symmetry Between Art and Morality, and How We Unblind Ourselves to Each Other’s Realities
Maria Popovathemarginalian.orgLive music is a ritual that evokes a common emotional response to which we attach our singular experiences.
The Red Hand Files Issue #306
Measure your composure every day.
Let's break this down.
There are two important components here:
1.) The distinction of composure , and
2.) Measurement as an improvement mechanism.
Composure is straightforward enough: it’s the extent to which someone is in control of their behavior.
If we get swept away by our emotions or impulses, we have low... See more
Let's break this down.
There are two important components here:
1.) The distinction of composure , and
2.) Measurement as an improvement mechanism.
Composure is straightforward enough: it’s the extent to which someone is in control of their behavior.
If we get swept away by our emotions or impulses, we have low... See more
On Composure
Interesting concept from hte Better Questions Newsletter