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- Mr. Rogers once said, “I’m very concerned that our society is much more interested in information than wonder.” Revelations probably swim past us all the time, we just fail to capture them in our relentless quest for the next byte of data or the next notification. The answers we look for are usually not invented but found. Truth never moves; when w... See more
Alara added 8mo ago
- Defining time well spent for yourself is one of the most important tasks of going day to day in this life.
Alara added 8mo ago
- Swearing has become an appendage of humor; few people send follow-up thanks after dinners; crumbs on café tables are commonly left for the next customer to deal with. Like an itchy sweater we’ve grown accustomed to, bad manners have corrupted good morals : We’ve become desensitized to the irritations of our daily interactions—even if it makes us un... See more
from By the Lips, From the Heart by Sherry Ning
Alara added 1y ago
a life lived online has made us forget good ol’ flesh and blood manners
- What one wants is to be able to talk with a diverse club of smart people, arrange to do short one-off research projects and simulations, publish papers or capture intellectual property quickly and easily, and move on to another conversation. Quickly. Easily. For a living. Can’t do that in industry. Can’t do that in the Academy. Y
... See morefrom Diverse themes observed at GECCO 2006 | Notional Slurry by Tozier
Alara added 1y ago
- Elon Musk on taking risks:
"This is how civilizations decline. They quit taking risks. And when they quit taking risks, their arteries harden. Every year there are more referees and fewer doers. When you've had success for too long, you lose the desire to take risks."Alara added 1y ago
- Everybody’s hurt. What is important, what corrals you, what bullwhips you, what drives you, torments you, is that you must find some way of using this to connect you with everyone else alive.
from 6 things to do to navigate an existential crisis & find meaning by Ayesha Khan
Alara added 1y ago
- how can we push past capitalism’s sensory overload, cut out the soul-numbing nonsense that is meant to harm us while also reaching for life-sustaining, life-giving sensations that make us want to wake up every morning?
from Capitalism overwhelms our senses while also insulating us from the connection we need by Ayesha Khan
Alara added 1y ago
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