Katharina Sommerkamp

@katsommerkamp

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I think there are things in life that you want to telescope and compress and accelerate and streamline and make more efficient. And there are things where the value is precisely in the inefficiency, in the time spent, in the pain endured, in the effort you have to invest. And I don’t think we’re going to differentiate between those things. Because... See more

Adam Grant • Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?

Reminders for myself

Big ambitions, low expectations, and high standards are a powerful combination for living your best life.

Reminders for myself

One of the fundamental choices that you face on Earth is the degree to which you’ll pursue deeper but riskier fulfillment or practice avoidance that exempts you from bad feelings but leaves you bereft of good ones.

Freddie deBoer • You Are You. We Live Here. This is Now. - Freddie deBoer You Are You. We Live Here. This is Now.

Reminders for myself

Someone who is secure is also consistent: they’re the same person in front of everyone because they’re comfortable being authentic. They don’t have to change masks between people because they don’t feel the need to impress others by pretending to be someone they’re not.

Sherry x.com

What makes me tick

"On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today's problems are a result of yesterday's solutions". Thomas Sowell

What makes me tick

One year on social media: a small collection of some of my personal and most popular visuals.

Hidde Douna substack.com

Reminders for myself

From living at work, to working at living

Acts, not careers

Manifesto

Before you release something into the world, assess whether it represents you well. If this was the only work people saw of yours, would you be proud of it?

Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

Good questions