Margot
@margotzen
Hi! My name is Margot, and this is my first attempt to cultivate a digital garden of my own :) Welcome!
Margot
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Novelist Charles Kingsley on happiness:
“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.”
Power can also be formed through softness, kindness, and self trust.
Everything is scary when you’re a bitch but almost nothing is scary when you’re rooted.
Everything is scary when you’re a bitch but almost nothing is scary when you’re rooted.
Smart is Sexy • Everything is scary when you’re a b!tch
Take risks in small doses.
If you only ever play defense, life will feel unsafe forever. Tiny risks retrain your body to see openness as safe.
If you only ever play defense, life will feel unsafe forever. Tiny risks retrain your body to see openness as safe.
open.substack.com
On action and being open to the world
Take a sakoku - When I ask friends which country they want to visit, the most common answer is Japan. When I ask why, it’s because Japanese culture feels so unique compared to anywhere else in the world. One of the major historical reasons is that Japan practised an isolationist policy for 265 years called Sakoku. They cut off the outside world,... See more
George Mack • How to be creative (without taking drugs)
detox?
The appropriate amount of effort is zero
expandingawareness.org
«So I invite you to go about your day and practice dropping the effort. See how weird it feels, but notice how the activity is still getting done. See what it’s like to drop the energy too low, where you might become lethargic or your performance drops. Notice the sweet spot as a surprising experience of ease and a kind of elegance: the less you grip, the smoother and more precise the movement.»
Vincent Van Gogh on the accumulation of small things:
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. The trick is to focus on the first small thing. Starting small is still starting, and small beginnings often lead to extraordinary endings.”
"Running one mile has more in common with running a marathon than sitting at home.
Investing $100 has more in common with being a millionaire than being broke.
Writing one sentence has more in common with writing a book than never writing one.
It always feels small in the beginning and the big goals seem far away. It's easy to talk yourself out of the
... See moreOn that first step
