Truth

Ideas that ring true.

Go at a pace that makes you feel good

A phrase I heard recently and found useful: I agree with the idea, but I disagree with the tone. Many ideas get dismissed because they are delivered in a cocky or hostile or dismissive tone—or because of who delivers them. Separate substance from style.

the depth of a conversation depends on how deeply seen you feel, not on the topic of conversation

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The creation of rules is more creative than the destruction of them. Creation demands a higher level of reasoning and draws connections between cause and effect. The best rules are never stable or permanent, but evolve, naturally according to content or need.

Andrea Zittel • Andrea Zittel, "These Things I Know for Sure"

Steve Jobs explains the importance of both thinking and doing:

“The doers are the major thinkers. The people who really create the things that change this industry are both the thinker-doer in one person.”

"Paying rapt attention, whether to a trout stream or a novel, a do-it-yourself project or a prayer, increases your capacity for concentration, expands your inner boundaries, and lifts your spirits, but more important, it simply makes you feel that life is worth living." (Winifred Gallagher, Rapt)

The desire for fulfilling work — a job that provides a deep sense of purpose, and reflects our values, passions and personality — is a modern invention. … For centuries, most inhabitants of the Western world were too busy struggling to meet their subsistence needs to worry about whether they had an exciting career that used their talents and... See more

Maria Popova • How to Find Fulfilling Work

People don't want you to be perfect. What they want is to feel connected with you.

Joe Hudson • Tweet

There are five apology languages:

Expressing regret (“I feel ashamed for how I hurt you.”)
Accepting responsibility (“I was wrong for doing that to you.”)
Genuinely repent (“I can only imagine how much pain I caused, I am so sorry. I won’t do that again. Next time, I will do _____ differently.”)
Making restitution (“This is how I will make it up to you