Brian Cloutier
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Brian Cloutier
Nothing is built on stone; All is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
- Jorge Luis Borges
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. HENRY FORD
Matt Ridley • How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom
simplicity is about avoiding too much so you can focus on what matters . Spend less money, so you have money to spare. Do fewer things, so you have time for what you need to do. Be silent, so that your words matter. Take your time, so you can be sure to do it right. Set yourself three goals for the day and do them well; don’t set sixteen that you h... See more
Ideological Abuse, Busyness, and the Importance of Rest
We're practicing a willingness to simply return to the present moment without judgment, without disappointment, without contraction with a mind that is standing truly free of the past. It's always possible to recover this freedom, no matter what happens. […]
here's no real reason why the next 10 minutes in the gym can't be the best you've had in yea
... See moreThe real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.
E.O. Wilson
This quote implies an obvious question: what would it mean to invent a modern, godlike, institution?
What do you want your relationship to paid work to be?
The Trouble with Passion
To love someone to the point of creation
Good judgment comes from silence and rest and time to think.
Ideological Abuse, Busyness, and the Importance of Rest
We're practicing a willingness to simply return to the present moment without judgment, without disappointment, without contraction with a mind that is standing truly free of the past. It's always possible to recover this freedom, no matter what happens. […]
This ability to begin again has ethical force as well. It's actually the foundation of forgi