Things that made me stop and think
People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” —F. M. Alexander
The One Thing Quotes by Gary Keller
“The secret of life is to waste time in ways that you like.“
When two people work on a shared project – a joke, a product, an essay, a story – and are able to understand and build on each other, that’s the peak of the human condition.
Shreyas Hariharan • The Goal is Resonance | Shreyas Hariharan
Boredom is when you do the dishes, run the errand you’ve been putting off, respond to the text you’ve left on read. Boredom is when you bring a book to read on the subway or make small talk with the person in front of you in line about how slow the pharmacy is. Boredom is when you do the things that make you feel like you have life under control. N... See more
Nick Catucci • You might just have to be bored
“If you have an idea you’re excited about and you don’t bring it to life, it’s not uncommon for the idea to find its voice through another maker. This isn’t because the other artist stole your idea, but because the idea’s time has come.”
-Rick Rubin
Taking the leap is not some irrational act that is driven by the passions. When you understand the asymmetrical nature of manageable concerns vs. unimaginable benefits, taking the leap is no longer an emotional jump, but a logical next step toward the life you want to lead.
Lawrence Yeo • The Day You Decided to Take the Leap
"Does this choice make me more me?"
"Does this choice feel like fear or love?"
"What would the me I want to be (genuinely, organically, from a deep soul place) do?"
"Does this choice feel like fear or love?"
"What would the me I want to be (genuinely, organically, from a deep soul place) do?"
Tuesday Thread: How Do You Know When To Quit?
An answer to the prompt: How do you know when to quit?
Looking closely is valuable at every scale. From looking closely at a sentence, a photograph, a building, a government. It scales and it cascades — one cognizant detail begets another and then another. Suddenly you’ve traveled very far from that first little: Huh.
I’d say that that huh is the foundational block of curiosity. To get good at the huh i... See more
I’d say that that huh is the foundational block of curiosity. To get good at the huh i... See more