Jason
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Jason
Merton says it is: “We cannot master everything, taste everything, understand everything, drain every experience to its last dregs. But if we have the courage to let almost everything else go, we will probably be able to retain the one thing necessary for us—whatever it may be. If we are too eager to have everything, we will almost certainly miss
... See moreStephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
My only advice for surviving advice season is to add the following caveats to everything you’re told:
If it’s about AI, add: “…for now.” or “…yet.”
If it’s about productivity, focus, or creativity, add: “…for some brains.”
If it’s about fitness, add: “…for those with similar genetics.”
If it’s about monetization, add: “…for the short-term.”
If it’s
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ~ Anne Lamott
TWN / Issue 13: A Case for Sovereignty
“People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being,” said the old man, with a certain bitterness. “Maybe that’s why they give up on it so early, too. But that’s the way it is.” - The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
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The whole world is inside each person, each being, each object. To know any part of the world deeply, intimately, is to know the whole.
Stephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
to know the world is the chiefest delight in life.
Stephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
In design, AI inspires me no more than elevator music or a business presentation. However, it often shows me what I do not want. When I ask Chat-GPT how I could better phrase something, I almost always get the most uninteresting, boring, often meaningless answer. As an author that writes to say something meaningful, get upset about this, and in... See more
Oliver Reichenstein • AI and the Beauty of Human Flaws
We’ve been told — and taught — that mediums are neutral and content is king. You can’t say anything about “television.” The question is whether you’re watching “The Kardashians” or “The Sopranos,” “Sesame Street” or “Paw Patrol.” To say you read “books” is to say nothing at all: Are you imbibing potboilers or histories of 18th-century Europe?... See more