J. Danielle
@jasminedanielle
strategist. writer. tinkerer. hobby hobbyist.
J. Danielle
lettersfromthebside.substack.com
“One can never read too little of bad, or too much of good books: bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind.”
– Arthur Schopenhauer
At the same time, from the very beginning, the land of the free has also been about the freedom to make and spend money. America put God on our money, but for many Americans, money is God.
The Atlantic
I hold this to be the highest task of a bond between two people: that each should stand guard over the solitude of the other. For, if it lies in the nature of indifference and of the crowd to recognize no solitude, then love and friendship are there for the purpose of continually providing the opportunity for solitude.
www.themarginalian.org
Perfect days don’t compound. Consistent ones do.
Shane Parrish • Attention Required! | Cloudflare
Legal scholars tell the New York Times that it is no longer a question of whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis — rather, whether Trump’s contortion of the constitutional system will be permanent.
Not if but how long is terrifying
“Time will multiply whatever you feed it.
Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.”
Good habits make time your ally. Bad habits make time your enemy.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: The simple path to wealth, how time works, and things that hold talented people back
My job is not to think about what exists but rather what I want that does not yet exist.
Lessons I'm still learning
I think this is one of the key things in parenting, and the difficulty of raising children in a very, very fast-moving culture: that, again, it’s the difficulty of creating a space where children can actually unfold and where they can be truly accompanied in their journey
John O'Donohue • John O’Donohue — The Inner Landscape of Beauty
If you want to understand someone’s dreams, ask: How can I help you become the person you want to be?