Truth
"inspiration as a service" - Sari Azout
Lael Johnson added 12d ago
- Walking lets you read the world — and much like the slow, contemplative mental processes involved in reading a book, the pace with which one moves through the world while walking allows for a different, deliberative kind of seeing . You notice more. You think more.
from "The World Reveals Itself to Those Who Walk"
Lael Johnson added 1mo ago
- Almost everything that is meaningful, beautiful, life-affirming, empowering, transformational, true—it can’t be reached by shortcuts. But what we can do is make the longcuts walkable, put out footbridges and stairs, and a table where the ocean comes into view.
from On Shortcuts and Longcuts
Lael Johnson added 1mo ago
Walking the path reveals more of the map
Lael Johnson added 1mo ago
Lael Johnson added 1mo ago
“I have a theory that the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. I have tried this experiment a thousand times and I have never been disappointed.
The more I look at a thing, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I want to se
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Replace wishes with goals
Replace soft drinks with water
Replace spending with saving
Replace scrolling with reading books
Replace fear with determination
Replace overthinking with action
Replace influencers with creators
Replace toxic friends with mentors
Replace complaining with gratitude
Replace lying around with working
Replace wasting money with investi
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If something bothers you, you have three options: leave it, alter it, or come to terms with it
Lael Johnson added 1mo ago
- Human beings have an innate inner drive to be autonomous, self-determined, and connected to one another. And when that drive is liberated, people achieve more and live richer lives.
from Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
Lael Johnson added 1mo ago