ian ross
- Love is not selective, desire is selective. In love there are no strangers. When the centre of selfishness is no longer, all desires for pleasure and fear of pain cease; one is no longer interested in being happy; beyond happiness there is pure intensity, inexhaustible energy, the ecstasy of giving from a perennial source.
I am That
- Whenever you chicken out, you don't just feel the pain of cowardice; you miss out on the pleasure of courage.
from So You Wanna De-Bog Yourself by Adam Mastroianni
- If you're small, you're in a position where it's to your advantage to be weird—you can have a point of view that the big tech companies never could. In the world of chairs—you're not going to build a cheaper chair than Ikea. Why not build something they couldn't—like a more interesting one?
from No More Boring Apps | (Not Boring) Software by (Not Boring) Software Inc.
Such a fan of the “boring” apps - cool, creative, innovative, immersive and tons of fun!
- Religion will... not depend on tradition. It will not be believed and disbelieved. It will not be a part of life,belonging to certain hours, times, occasions. It will not be in sacred books nor in the mouths of priests. It will not dwell in churches and meetings and forms and days. Its life will not be in prayers,hymns nor discourses. It will not d... See more
from The Six Steps to Cosmic Consciousness: A Pioneering Theory of Transcendence by the 19th-Century Psychiatrist and Adventurer Maurice Bucke
Sebastian Junger talks near-death experience in new book "In My Time of Dying"
Big fan of Sebastian Junger and his (many) books - and have been waiting for this one for a few years now - a fascinating insight into the magic and mystery of near death experiences from a first person perspective (and from an avowed skeptic and materialist) - and quite possibly - what it may say about the weird window that opens - and ultimately - what may await us all.
- One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.
Jiddu Krishnamurtifrom Jiddu Krishnamurti - One is never afraid of the unknown;...
We have a core feature offering that is very strong. A small feature idea comes up that serves a subset of the market, but it isn’t too hard to do and it isn’t a bad thing, so we indulge. Repeat that thought process a hundred times and you have a cluttered UI, a large team, a slow product, and no obvious path forward.
from Focus by Andrew Bosworth
- you never learned how to dance at parties/weddings/clubs, you can teach yourself by watching videos of Motown and girl groups of the 60s. The songs are slow and the moves are simple enough to follow along to. You’ll get the rhythm and the basics down, then it’s easy to start embellishing with your own style. I identify as a good dancer, and I learn... See more
from 100 things i know via Maria Andrew on Substack