Thought provoking
Hard work never killed a man. Men die of boredom, psychological conflict, and disease. They do not die of hard work.
-David Ogilvy
Writer Gertrude Stein's definition of genius: somebody who knows who to be influenced by.
Katie Dalebout • this last list is light...
“In our endeavor to understand reality, we are somewhat like a man trying to understand the mechanism of a closed watch. He sees the face and the moving hands, even hears its ticking, but he has no way of opening the case.”
-Einstein
Maybe “what have you done for the world” isn’t even the right question. It assumes an acting upon, separate from-ness. What if the good stuff happens less when you act upon the world and more when you become one with it? Part of it.
Alex Dobrenko • What Does Your Stupid Art Even Do for the World?
To put a value on the digital world by only tallying the money that changes hands is a little like trying to place a value on sex by simply measuring the amount spent on prostitution
Rory Sutherland • Rory Sutherland: The Wiki Man
The people I admire most have a way of escaping the bubble of culture. Sometimes via religion; sometimes via old books; sometimes via time in nature. Without such an escape, propaganda wins. You stop thinking for yourself. Modern delusions grow into an all-consuming mind virus.
If you value intelligence above other human qualities you’re gonna have a bad time