Truth
Painter Vincent van Gogh on hope:
"Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, "What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now."
Yes, evil often seems to surpass... See more
"Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, "What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now."
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3-2-1: The power of one minute, how to discover something useful, and clinging to old truths
Actress Lucille Ball on the myth of overnight success:
“Remember that there are practically no “overnight" successes. Before that brilliant hit performance came ten, fifteen, sometimes twenty years in the salt mines, sweating it out. ”
“Remember that there are practically no “overnight" successes. Before that brilliant hit performance came ten, fifteen, sometimes twenty years in the salt mines, sweating it out. ”
Brain Food: Someone People Want to Help
When you’re first born you’re free, then the society you grow up in teaches you rules and limitations which stunt your growth unless you hijack it.
Tim Denning • Sentences That Have Altered My Perception of Reality
“Worrying about the future is like watching a leaf fall and trying to predict where it will land. Stop trying to guess where the wind will blow and get to work.”
James Clear • 3-2-1:On thinking like a scientist, how to stand out from the crowd, and what wisdom looks like
The problem with being against AI (or anything really) is that it sets you on a negative footing. It can lead to in-fighting and squabbles (if not purity spirals) and tedious, energy sapping debate and definition of terms etc.
Always better to be for something instead.
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Thomas J Bevansubstack.com“I wasn’t scared of missing, looking bad, or being embarrassed. That’s because I always kept the end result, the long game, in my mind. I always focused on the fact that I had to try something to get it, and once I got it, I’d have another tool in my arsenal. If the price was a lot of work and a few missed shots, I was OK with that.
I never felt... See more
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Brain Food: Letting Go
The entire self-help industry in one sentence: Do what makes mornings exciting and nights peaceful.
Will this make me excited to wake up? Will this let me sleep in peace?
Everything that fails both tests is noise.
Will this make me excited to wake up? Will this let me sleep in peace?
Everything that fails both tests is noise.
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