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ppl going through career puberty love to start substacks and startups and sigh loudly when you ask what they do
Molly Mielke McCarthyx.comcreating has always been the way of life for me
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In daily life, that means slowing down when it makes sense to do so.
Carl Honore • In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed
The Amazing Simplicity of Hood Finch’s Illustrations ✏️
David Finch ( @hoodfinch ) is a Visual Artist and Filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He devoted himself to humor as a way to cope to the new reality that the Pandemic presented us.
One of the most captivating elements of Finch’s artistry... See more
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a gift for my birthday
liminality and knowing vs. doing
Duke walks us through how ‘not knowing’ served him in his life.
Some highlights:
Do it because it ‘feels right’
Less focus around what’s the logical path, and more on the emotional - what feels right
Sit still and listen vs give into the urge to do something
Go from doing to being
Replace what’s your purpose with what makes you curious? - Notice the difference in how these make you feel
Keep returning to this one burning question - what does the world need most that i am/we are most uniquely qualified to deliver - when you can answer this, you can hit the go button
The concept of Santosha - means complete contentment in yoga philosophy. Relation to Equanimity: Allows acceptance of all circumstances, including pleasure and pain.
Some quotes (we love quotes)
“It’s become a courageous act to love who you are”
“My jam is not about driving traffic, doing the best acquisitions, crm. I wake up in the morning to find the soul of the place, establish it and celebrate it”
“I don’t really have a point of view about data and the known, and how everything you do is directly gonna drive revenue.”
“To know is to be in a prison
To not know is to be free” - Christian Murdy