Kathrin Radtke

And yet, though I know this, I frequently struggle with the fear that by prioritising quantity I “waste” good ideas in unsatisfactory work. This is of course, and it is clear to me after having just typed it out, yet another instance of me trying to protect the potential of an idea rather than its reality .

I believe I am being confronted with this impossible task: making a perfect idea into a perfect creation . What I fail to recognise is that the idea only seems perfect precisely because it has no counterpart in reality .

They believe that common and proven solutions are beneath them. It might work for everyone else except for them! There's a great tendency to overcomplicate things and create unnecessary drama. Especially when the solution is simple, they'll find a way to excuse themselves.

Again, their arrogance is always their downfall. That's why they're... See more

I have decided to choose my favourite flavour of shit sandwich, instead of waiting for an imaginary life of purpose to find me, free from discomfort, effort and pain.

I think virtually everyone, except perhaps the very Zen or very old, goes through life haunted to some degree by the feeling that this isn't quite the real thing, not just yet – that soon enough, we'll get everything in working order, get organised, get our personal issues resolved, but that till then we're living what the great Swiss psychologist... See more