Kayoung Heo
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Kayoung Heo
But here's what troubles me about this whole arrangement: we know belief isn't built on truth. It's built on repetition . The thoughts we return to, consciously or not, become something much more powerful than fleeting mental events. They become the raw material from which we construct our mental models —those invisible lenses through which we perc... See more
thinking about thinking
there will be times when one partner can only give 10% because they are sick or exhausted, and the other person must step in and give 90% to make the relationship work.
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
We collect articles about our field, buy the right equipment, make elaborate plans. We get lost in the mental masturbation of feeling productive without producing anything.
We don't procrastinate out of laziness, but self-preservation
the choice of inaction serves a hidden purpose: avoiding the fear of change or disappointment. Unrealized potential remains pure, unthreatened by effort, unspoiled by rejection.
We don't procrastinate out of laziness, but self-preservation
The problem is that we dream, plan, imagine, basically do anything but act. Not because we don’t care, but because we care too much .
We don't procrastinate out of laziness, but self-preservation
Researching isn’t just a way of finding facts. It’s a way of finding voice. Of sculpting meaning out of uncertainty. I don’t research to be right. I research to feel closer—to myself, to a question, to an idea that won't let me go.
g.m. • How To Research Niche Ideas in Literature and Philosophy
less about finding answers and more about asking better questions.