Erin Wilbur

@erin

The more stimulation you have, the more you will feel you need. Entertainment can become its own form of prison.
from How We Secretly Trap Ourselves
“Commitment starts when motivation stops.”
from Brain Food: The Two Types of Talk
“There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.”

— Christopher Morley
from Brain Food: The Two Types of Talk
“The truth shrinks as the crowd grows.

In a large meeting at work, people hold back their honest opinions. The resulting conversation offends the fewest people but is often not the truth.

Smaller groups are more likely to find truth than larger ones.”
from Brain Food: Your Mental Diet
“So much can be accomplished in one focused hour, especially when that hour is part of a routine, a sacred rhythm that becomes part of your daily life.”
— Dani Shapiro
If Nike announced that they were opening a hotel, you’d have a pretty good guess about what it would be like. But if Hyatt announced that they were going to start making shoes, you would have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER what those shoes would be like. That’s because Nike owns a brand and Hyatt simply owns real estate.
from The Elegance of Nothing
Ideas I want to write about

from How We Secretly Trap Ourselves