Kathrin Radtke
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Kathrin Radtke
Real humans are weird and contradictory. They have random obsessions that don't fit their "brand." They go through phases. They abandon hobbies and pick them back up years later.
They contain multitudes, and those multitudes don't need to have a coherent narrative thread.
Projects let you be gloriously non-linear. You don't have to turn every... See more
They contain multitudes, and those multitudes don't need to have a coherent narrative thread.
Projects let you be gloriously non-linear. You don't have to turn every... See more
Michelle Pellizzon Lipsitz • be more confusing, actually
Maybe I’m interesting and confusing enough that I can’t be replaced by AI!
When gifts were given to the settlers by the Native inhabitants, the recipients understood that they were valuable and were intended to be retail. Giving them away would have been an affront. But the indigenous people understood the value of the gift to be based in reciprocity and would be affronted if the gifts did not circulate back to them. Many
... See moreWhat happens to a drawing when we dislike it?
I will demonstrate. I do not like this drawing.
Ah! Yet it survives your dislike! Astonishing!
Lynda Barry, Syllabus
Similarly, people who are being selectively agentic often have a kind of faulty sensory appreciation. Perhaps relationships feel hard for you, they take willpower, so it’s tempting to believe that you’re Actually Trying, that you’ve brought the full weight of your genius to bear on the problem. You might even take some pride in the struggle. Like... See more
Cate Hall • Maybe You’re Not Actually Trying
Brains, Bodies, Psychology and Mental Health
I used to be so obsessed with consistency. I would beat myself up to mediate every day or do yoga or go running or journal or whatever it was at that time I thought I needed to do. It felt like I was really working hard on getting better. So I thought the struggle would mean that I was doing my best.
But being so fucking hard on myself is one of my main problems. And I wondered why this didn't help?
With the knowledge I now have I realize that all of these things ARE helpful. But the way they are actually useful to me is if I reflect on WHAT I really need in that moment. It helps if I journal when I notice that the thoughts in my head could use a little bit of sorting through them. It helps when I exercise when my body actually wants to move.
Lichens are amalgams of two creatures: a fungus and either an alga or a bacterium. The fungus spreads the strands of its body over the ground and provides a welcoming bed. The alga or bacterium nestles inside these strands and uses the sun’s energy to assemble sugar and other nutritious molecules. As in any marriage, both partners are changed by... See more
Maria Popova • Lichens and the Meaning of Life
We are Russian dolls, our lives made possible by other lives within us. But whereas dolls can be taken apart, our cellular and genetic helpers cannot be separated from us, nor we from them. We are lichens on a grand scale.
Maria Popova • Lichens and the Meaning of Life
Don’t Eat the Rich, Starve Them
youtube.comThe Four Agreements (Don Miguel Ruiz)
1 - Be Impeccable with Your Word
Words are powerful. Use your words responsibly and express kindness instead of manipulation and harm to yourself and others.
2 - Don’t Take Anything Personally
What others say or do is a reflection of them, not you. Others are going to have their own opinion according to their
... See moreHow to Discover What You Want & Actually Ask For It
youtube.comBrains, Bodies, Psychology and Mental Health
How to figure out what your desires are: Make a list of complaints. Often there is a desire hidden underneath. Make a list of every desire you can think of. Everything that comes up, especially if it is unrealistic.