Dani Murphy

Self-discrepancy theory , proposed by psychologist E. Tory Higgins, says that negative emotions often arise from the gap between our actual self and our ideal self (who we hope to be) or ought self (who we think we should be).

Every time we outsource our taste — dressing, decorating, creating to impress instead of express — that gap widens.

We are spiritually malnourished from fast content. Our mistake is thinking that being informed is the same as being smart, or being alive, or being, entirely. So, practicing relegere is not actually about “being a better person”. The point of exercising focus is not perfection, what matters is the daily return and the refusal to let attention... See more

The word religion comes from Latin relegere , which means to “go over again”, to “carefully observe”. Religion, in its purest sense, is not about dogma, rites, monasticism, or indoctrination; it’s about attention.

It’s why the verb that precedes religion is practice . Religion, like the violin or dentistry, is a practice because it isn’t a one-time... See more

The word religion comes from Latin relegere , which means to “go over again”, to “carefully observe”. Religion, in its purest sense, is not about dogma, rites, monasticism, or indoctrination; it’s about attention.

We have whites in our eyes because we care about what other people are looking at. The most universal symbol is the arrow (→) because of how primitive it is: the spear precedes words, alphabets, and compasses. It’s a line with a tip at one end, and it’s enough to imply “LOOK”. Its shape embodies its function—to point, to pierce, to direct. Every... See more

The Principle of Least Astonishment says that systems and processes should match users' expectations and mental models — the path of least surprise is usually the path to success. — MF