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Girls be like, "I'm overwhelmed" and then: Do a full day's work. Socialize with friends IRL. Have a LI coffee chat. Send 30+ memes. Post on all socials. Build their Substack. Go to the… | Shannon Kelly Ash | 66 comments
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"Running one mile has more in common with running a marathon than sitting at home.
Investing $100 has more in common with being a millionaire than being broke.
Writing one sentence has more in common with writing a book than never writing one.
It always feels small in the beginning and the big goals seem far away. It's easy to talk yourself out of the
... See moreLest this essay be misunderstood, I’m not saying that all attempts at self-understanding are pointless or counterproductive. I’ve no doubt benefited greatly from my own quest for self-knowledge, as fruitless as much of it has been. But the idea that such self-knowledge is important is pretty baked into our current society, and I think we might all... See more
max nuss • The False Promise of Understanding Yourself
“Happiness is so hard to come by. I don’t understand why anyone would begrudge anyone else for managing to find some of it.”
Taylor Jenkins Reid • Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Love Story
‘You have to have something on the line, for it to be called character.’ ”
Taylor Jenkins Reid • Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Love Story
Your Substack doesn't need to be a business. It can be a practice. A sanctuary. A laboratory. A record of a soul unfolding. If you treat it like that, it just might become a very good business.
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Jerry Seinfeld:
"You must master waiting. 'Show's gonna be delayed a half hour.' Fine. Plane's gonna be delayed two hours. Fine. Career's gonna be delayed five years, Fine."