Forest Linden
@forestlinden
Eternal learner, rabbit holer, curator, and synthesizer. Father, husband, my dog's human, and wilderness wanderer. I write only when I have something worth saying and try to help people through my writing.
Forest Linden
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
Frodo and Gandalf
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folkschool.org
Inspiration for an offline adult summer camp.
Great overview of the impact of AI generated results showing up at the top of search results, and the current push of Google, ChatGPT search, and Perplexity to push away and bury links to any websites. SEO and the old way of searching is dying right before our eyes.
The end of a melody is not its goal.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
If you feel pain, you are alive.
If you feel other people’s pain, you are a human being.
-Leo Tolstoy
... See moreYou are your own worst enemy. You waste precious time dreaming of the future instead of engaging in the present. Since nothing seems urgent to you, you are only half involved in what you do. The only way to change is through action and outside pressure. Put yourself in situations where you have too much at stake to waste time or resources--if you c
We find comfort among those who agree with us, and growth among those who don’t.
-Frank A Clark
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain
When you say yes to something, it’s imperative that you understand what you’re saying no to.
-Gary Keller, in “The One Thing.”
I’ve finally realized why I’ve never been a fan of focusing just on productivity without focusing on other things as well.
Productivity is a natural outcome that happens when you have a deep purpose. When you have a deep purpose, you naturally come up with clear priorities to work on.
When you have a deep purpose and clear priorities, you become pr
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