Erlank Pienaar
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Erlank Pienaar
@erlank
•leave•no•path•untaken•
"[This is] the key to the mystery is the old adage "a word to the wise is sufficient." Because this phrase is not only overused, but overused in an indirect way (by prepending the subject to some advice), most people who've heard it don't know what it means. What it means is that if someone is wise, all you have to do is say one word to them, and t
... See moreTraveling light means high uncertainty, but also high flexibility, high opportunity. Habit is hanging on, possessed. Letting go of possession(s), become light and open to possibility.
On the importance of tacit knowledge and why reality has a surprising amount of detail. Without some kind of direct experience to use as a touchstone, people don't have the context that gives them a place in their minds to put the things you are telling them.
The things you say often don't stick, and the few things that do stick are often distorted
... See moreUn-Trolling Your Life
“How you talk about your experiences will dictate how you feel about them. Reframing our goals and rewriting our stories are powerful tools. Nobody can tell us how to feel about something. We can make our shortcomings into something beautiful if we want to. How w... See more
Perhaps ‘Sublime’ can become our ‘legacy’ presence on the web. A permanent record of thoughts and collections forever linked to ‘those who came before’