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a child, I grew up with strong feelings
Deep feelings of who I am and what is important in life
I felt one with the world
Living and caring was one
As I became older, culture took over
The stories I heard began to color my life
I went to school
I learned that adults and experts know—not children
I learned that knowledge is external—not internal
Kicked out
Christine Wamsler • What the Mind Has to Do With the Climate Crisis
⌛️ Sun, Mar 16
* adhd is just one long series of plot holes and continuity errors
The poet proves that language is inadequate by throwing herself at the fence of language and being bound by it.
George Saunders • A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:
“Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of
... See morenotes/on notetaking, notemaking and research
> status: #notes #livedoc
book/ "How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking"
be open in research
- confirmation bias harms more than helps
- when researching aim for \*any relevant\* info, indiscriminately
- especially if the source opposes your main argument or
... See moreon Halloween
“This business of… being a writer is ultimately about asking yourself, ‘How alive am I willing to be?’” —ANNE LAMOTT
Jeff Goins • You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)
so so happy with new Sublime. pulling back on UI was exactly what I was wanting