Things that made me stop and think

research is a way of life

it is an ongoing process that should be fun and led by curiosity and a desire to explore what is unknown to you

it goes beyond what formal education tells you research is— it should not feel like something you have to do. it should be something you love to do because research exists everywhere— research is looking up a

To spot weird signals, you need to go down rabbit holes. Follow your intuition. And remember, pursuing rabbit holes is not always an act of procrastination. Sometimes, it’s simply your mind telling you to follow your curiosity. Weirdness can present itself at any given moment, through any medium.

Sublime • How to have a POV

The fact that cleaning your room declutters your mind and clarifies your ideas goes to show how intertwined your thoughts and actions are: how you move influences how you think, and what you will influences what you do. Intentions create reality, and reality shapes intentions

Sherry Ning (@sherryning)

“At a certain point, we’re gonna have to build up some machinery, inside our guts, to help us deal with this. Because the technology is just gonna get better and better and better and better. And it’s gonna get easier and easier and more and more convenient, and more and more pleasurable, to be alone with images on a screen, given to us by by... See more

Courage is the ingredient any time someone acts in the face of uncertainty. And when you act with courage consistently, time stretches.

Maybe the lesson is even simpler...

Comfort speeds up time.

Courage makes time slow down.

How to Slow Down Time

Kurt Cobain once reminisced that if he could do it all over again, he would go back to those moments before they became big. When they were touring in a van and they could feel things starting to happen for them. That was the most gratifying moment in his memory. If he had his choice, they would have stayed there forever.

Believe him. Celebrate... See more

Yancey Strickler • Small is more meaningful than big

Aldous Huxley on approaching life with lightness, even in the face of difficulty:

"It's dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a... See more

3-2-1: On living with lightness, the root cause of sin, and how to compete without losing yourself

Here’s what has worked for me over the years to stave off boreout :