Ways of Being
These things describe or exemplify a mindset or approach that informs more nitty gritty behaviors or interpretations of reality.
by Eric Rothman · updated 24d ago
Ways of Being
- In a world full of people who seem to know everything, passionately, based on little (often slanted) information, where certainty is often mistaken for power, what a relief it is to be in the company of someone confident enough to stay unsure (that is, perpetually curious).
from How to Love the World More: George Saunders on the Courage of Uncertainty by Maria Popova
Eric Rothman added 24d ago
- When I give of myself, when I genuinely care about others, I generate a feeling of connection, a feeling that is closely related to love. This is a feeling we long for. And it is common to think of it as something we must receive —that to feel a connection, we must find someone who sees us and who cares about our authentic self. But what people who... See more
from On Feeling Connected by Henrik Karlsson
Eric Rothman added 1mo ago
- 1. Write what you're learning.
2. Have at least a tiny website that shows something neat.
3. Do things publicly. Have Twitter, Github, etc. Comment publicly, ideally with your real name. This forces you to be nicer, too.
4. Help other people.from Breadcrumbs by Simon Sarris
Eric Rothman added 1mo ago
- One belief I have is that if you wish to be virtuous you will learn to eat cereal virtuously.
The novice of virtue is tempted by dreams of heroic acts, just as the novice sculptor daydreams of palatial monuments, or other grand work. But the master sculptor is extraordinary not because he has been commissioned for monumental bronzes (which may never... See morefrom Breadcrumbs by Simon Sarris
Eric Rothman added 1mo ago
- You should write because when you know that you’re going to write, it changes the way you live. I’m thinking about a book I read called Field Notes on Science & Nature , a collection of essays by scientists about their notes. It’s hard to imagine a more tedious concept — a book of essays about notes ? — but in execution it was wonderful. What i... See more
from More People Should Write by jsomers.net
Eric Rothman added 2mo ago
- Don’t be lame, don’t be corny. The craft has to be there. I feel like I’m just such a craft snob. I just don’t respect people that don’t... I mean, whatever, it’s your thing if you don’t care about it, but it’s like, if you know about it, you know it when you see it. Also, every masterpiece has incorporated so much craft into it, and there’s no way... See more
from On holding yourself to a higher standard by Cristine Brache
Eric Rothman added 2mo ago
“The test of one’s decency is how much of a fight one can put up after one has stopped caring.”
Eric Rothman added 3mo ago
Then I had another thought: Physics disgusts me a little bit now, but I used to enjoy doing physics. Why did I enjoy it? I used to play with it. I used to do whatever I felt like doing - it didn't have to do with whether it was important for the development of nuclear physics, but whether it was interesting and amusing for me to play with. When I w
... See moreEric Rothman added 3mo ago
- There’s also a great anecdote from Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman, where he talks about how physics used to delight him when he used to play with it, but then it started to disgust him when he got burdened by this idea that he was obligated to advance the future of science. That he was supposed to be doing “important” work.
It’s quite poe... See morefrom Article by visakan veerasamy
Eric Rothman added 3mo ago