Thoughts
thoughts (my own and from others) collected from across the web
Thoughts
i need someone to consistently hit me over the head to remind me that skimming a PDF is only learning lite and we are aiming for learning premium
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Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.
– C.S. Lewis
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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
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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."
"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."
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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
Sherry Ning • By the Lips, From the Heart
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a life lived online has made us forget good ol’ flesh and blood manners
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Wow, what a beautiful framing. Some people feel called to build families, others feel called to build ideas. They're not mutually exclusive, of course, but they're both ways to spread parts of ourselves:
"My religious cousin, who is the same age as I am, she has six kids. And I have six books. Maybe there is no great difference between us, just th... See more
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“I’m looking for a practice and a journey, not a quick hit.” - Seth Godin
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