Words to live by

I didn’t care about being well known. I cared about being known well.

““Anything that humans construct, humans can transform.””

Excerpt From

“I Miss My Black Brooklyn”

Naomi Jackson

New York Magazine (February 9-22, 2026)

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I’m no longer content to ask, “What do you think about X?” Instead, I ask, “How did you come to believe X?”

David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

I don't want to manage knowledge. I want to live it.