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But whether you feel inferior or superior, in your mind you are never equal—someone is always better or worse than you are.
Beatrice Chestnut, Uranio Paes, • The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up
If you touch an idea too much without actually making it, just like a dough or plaster, it dies. I think it’s better to make and bake it and throw it away than to imagine how it would have worked or tasted.
—Zeynab Izadyar
What proves problematic is not individual competition per se, but rather its self-referentiality, which escalates into absolute competition. That is, the achievement-subject competes with itself; it succumbs to the destructive compulsion to outdo itself over and over, to jump over its own shadow. This self-constraint, which poses as freedom, has de
... See moreByung-Chul Han • The Burnout Society
The “wish to be feared or loved by people for no reason other than the joy derived from such power, which [he now realizes] is no joy at all. It is a wretched life.” It is the sort of life that hollows you out, sucking every ounce of your energy to the surface to maintain the veneer that captures attention. Indeed, we’re prone in this idolatry to m
... See moreJames K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
do it, or do not; you will regret both
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I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations—one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it—you will regret both.” — Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or
read Virginia Weaver’s substack post ‘no caps feminine vs. ALL CAPS FEMININE: will you be an adult girl or will you KILL YOUR MASTERS?’ in our bio
instagram.comTo truly “know” something, it’s not enough to read about it in a book. Ideas are merely thoughts until you put them into action. Thoughts are fleeting, quickly fading as time passes. To truly make an idea stick, you have to engage with it. You have to get your hands dirty and apply that knowledge to a practical problem. We learn by making concrete
... See moreTiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organise Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Our creative brain’s moderator - The Saliency Network - is overwhelmed by the wrong stuff: endless notifications, pings, stressors 😵💫
But, I think the cocktail party effect illustrates the way we can return to our most creative selves: What stands out to you - in the world - that other people don’t notice? That makes... See more
instagram.comi don’t see my partner as an equal. i look down on them, and their inadequacies as a means to bolster my own self esteem