Caroline Mays
@illemonati
Caroline Mays
“It is a joy to be hidden,” wrote Winnicott of the struggles of such children, “but disaster not to be found.”
from The Trauma of Everyday Life by Mark Epstein
- “It is a joy to be hidden, and a disaster not to be found.”
- In New York, people speak fast. In the American South, they speak slowly. Both of them are a form of politeness, understood in a different way. In New York, you speak quickly because you respect the value of the other person’s time and you don’t want to take up too much of it. In the South, you speak slowly because you want to respect the person by... See more
from Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent? by Rory Sutherland
- Tippett:
What do you mean when you write that everyone is an artist?
O’Donohue:
I mean that everyone is involved, whether they like it or not, in the construction of their world. So it’s never as given as it actually looks; you’re always shaping it and building it. And I feel that from that perspective, that each of us is an artist.from John O’Donohue — The Inner Landscape of Beauty by John O'Donohue
- By definition, good enough is good enough. If the spec isn’t what you need, change the spec. But perfect is unattainable and perfect is a place to hide.
from Seth's Blog : The opposite of 'perfect'
- "Focus on your likes, not your wants.
- You may not want to exercise, but you like how it makes you feel.
- You may not want to write, but you like the feeling of accomplishment.
- You may not want to wake up early, but you like the calm beauty of morning.
Wanting is the desire you feel before doing something. Liking is the satisfaction you feel after do... See morefrom 3-2-1: On the power of going for it, the value of sharing what you know, and how to figure out what you really want
- Singer and songwriter Kim Gordon on the power of going for it:
"People pay to see others believe in themselves."
Source: The Guardianfrom 3-2-1: On the power of going for it, the value of sharing what you know, and how to figure out what you really want
- When we presume to lie for the benefit of others, we have decided that we are the best judges of how much they should understand about their own lives—about how they appear, their reputations, or their prospects in the world.
from Making Sense | Sam Harris by Sam Harriss
- “Limit everything to the essential but do not remove the poetry.”
— Dieter Rams, quoted in Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Ramsfrom Dieter Rams