Lone Elvira Fernandez
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Lone Elvira Fernandez
“The woman was giving her life and her youth and strength to the child…without realising she was a heroic figure”.
What's This, A Door?
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Nothing mortal can last. At best it can leave legends that can bear fruit in later ages.”
Jo Walton • The Just City (Thessaly Book 1)
You hit publish, and nothing happens.
No likes. No shares. Silence.
But writing isn't about applause.
It's about leaving pieces of yourself for someone else to find.
Sometimes it takes days.
Sometimes it t... See more
Insight Morningssubstack.comThe fundamental change we need is a shift from a feeling- centered approach to decisions to a purpose- centered approach. The question isn’t “What do I feel like doing?” but, rather, “what needs to be done?” All the time management systems in the world won’t really help us very much until we’ve developed the capacity to make decisions based on purp
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«Having ADHD means half the people you know view you as a fucking Genius, and the other half perceive you as a complete airhead» Amishaemma (tiktok).
Desire is never about the object itself. If it were, once you acquired it, the desire would vanish. Yet, your wardrobe keeps getting stuffier while you still find yourself with nothing to wear. Desire is about what the object seems to promise us: a fuller, richer existence. This is why Marie Kondo’s “spark joy” test is great: it reframes consumptio... See more
It takes maturity to work on something far in advance of a deadline if the activity isn’t something we like. Most of us need the pressure of a deadline closing in to kick us into action. Why? Because the feeling of discomfort or aversion we associate with the work is stronger than the feeling of anxiety we have about getting it done. So we wait unt
... See moreGregg Krech • The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
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