Francesco
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Francesco
It’s hard to break away when everyone else is going in one direction.
“We know the step we need to take forward. But are we willing to take that? Are we willing to be aberrant?
Are we willing to have people misunderstand us? People do not fully agree with us. People to maybe feel intimidated by us.
Sure, I accept that. I accept that if that means I get to be aberrant and I get to follow the path that feels right for me
... See moreFrom Taking Life Offline: 71. The Power of Being Aberrant: Why Choosing a Different Path Changes Everything
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/taking-life-offline/id1702574337?i=1000674716522
We’re at an inflection point.
The tide is turning in the conversation around digital growth and social media. We’re tired of losing months of the year to our phones, of producing content for content’s sake, of trying to keep up with platforms that demand more and give back less. We’re thinking critically about the way we spend our days and lives on... See more
The tide is turning in the conversation around digital growth and social media. We’re tired of losing months of the year to our phones, of producing content for content’s sake, of trying to keep up with platforms that demand more and give back less. We’re thinking critically about the way we spend our days and lives on... See more
Matilda Lucy • Permission to stop, start, and evolve—no matter the timing
“It’s probs fair to say that basically all of us have considered quitting the apps altogether or at the very least setting some healthy boundaries to keep the feeds from eating up all our mental and emotional energy. I mean, skipping one whole day of scrolling past “friends” who question the efficacy of science-backed vaccines or images of peoples’
... See morewaking up really happy and then an hour later being in a terribly sad place is pretty much the norm for me. I find that the essence of being an adult is trying to conceal that.
Mike Skinner • The Story of The Streets
"I frequently worry that being productive is the surest way to lull ourselves into a trance of passivity and busyness the greatest distraction from living, as we coast through our lives day after day, showing up for our obligations but being absent from our selves, mistaking the doing for the being." — Maria Popova
How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas | Manoush Zomorodi | TED
youtu.beDoes a lack of boredom lead to a lack of action?
How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas | Manoush Zomorodi | TED
Ask enough people for their opinion and you’ll receive whatever answer you’re looking for – plus plenty more you didn’t want to hear. The feedback cancels itself out.
Getting others’ opinion can be valuable, until it’s not. So we must choose carefully when and how we get it. And realize that ultimately, our own opinion is what makes our work origina... See more
Getting others’ opinion can be valuable, until it’s not. So we must choose carefully when and how we get it. And realize that ultimately, our own opinion is what makes our work origina... See more
Tobias van Schneider • Why you feel uncertain about everything you make
Tobias van Schneider
Recent research shows that people are uncomfortable if left alone with their thoughts, even for a few minutes. In one experiment, people were asked to sit quietly—without a phone or a book—for fifteen minutes. At the start of the experiment, they were also asked if they would consider administering electroshocks to themselves if they became bored.
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