Elena
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Elena
It feels as if the whole world has been transformed into images of the world and has thus been drawn into the human realm, which now encompasses everything. There is no place, no thing, no person or phenomenon that I cannot obtain as image or information.
One might think this adds substance to the world, since one knows more about it, not less, but
Knausgård on the internet vs experience
in my experience, charm is found in the warmth of a touch, the ability to welcome someone into a conversation organically, the filling up someone’s water glass before your own, remembering details about someone’s family they forgot they told you about.... the goal of charm is to selflessly melt someone down into puddle of their best qualities so th... See more
the difference between charisma and charm
We can’t address the decline in empathy without addressing the decline in attention. Empathy requires a degree of sustained focus:
Paying attention to an experience someone is sharing
Recalling experiencing a similar emotional response
Sitting with your own and ... See more
Dr. Samaiya Mushtaqsubstack.comYancey Strickler’s Nine Creative Meditations
To me or to the mean - Focus on what makes your work strange or unique rather than trying to fit in with what everyone else is doing.
You are your audience - Create work that satisfies your own desires and interests rather than trying to please an imagined mass audience.
Small is more rewarding than big - V
