sophia

All of society is the bleeding gunshot victim.

If you want to know why society seems to shun you, or why you seem to get no respect, it's because society is full of people who need things .

They need houses built, they need food to eat, they need entertainment, they need fulfilling sexual relationships. You arrived at the scene of that emergency,

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Flow states are more important than productivity.

To-do lists won't motivate you. Feeling like 8 hours happened in 1 hour will feel better.

Less hours worked, more flow states.

People who think they don’t pursue their goal for money are delusional.

We tell ourselves money doesn’t matter because it’s a way of keeping score. Without the scoreboard it lets you off the hook and takes away all forms of accountability. Now you can blame the market or say “people don’t get me.”

Romantic artists are the worst. So are $0 hobbyists.... See more

When you reject being average people think you’re a psychopath.

This is a cope. It helps them feel good about where they’re at in life. People need good reasons *not* to chase their dreams and settle for second best. The bad news is the mind is excellent at deluding you.

When you raise your standards life gets easier. A lot of decisions are automated... See more

I saw this recently as a practice someone’s grandmother passed on to her, and that’s exactly the kind of health practice I’m interested in. While in bed, in your head, and about to fall asleep, start praising yourself. Tell yourself all the things you love about yourself. Celebrate your little and big wins, the special and ordinary parts. As soon... See more