Mateo
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Mateo
Control and surrender have to be kept in balance. That’s what surfers do—take control of the situation, then be carried, then take control. In the last few thousand years, we’ve become incredibly adept technically. We’ve treasured the controlling part of ourselves and neglected the surrendering part.
Brian Eno
... See moreThere's a writer in England called Colin Wilson who became known as a translator of the philosophers and thinkers of the 20th century. He was able to write them in such a way that everybody else could understand those great minds. He had a facility for understanding and then passing on the information—he was a medium.
I like to flatter myself that’s
“In the past, jobs were about muscles. Now they’re about brains, but in the future, they’ll be about the heart.”
Maria Flynn • Opinion | The A.I. Economy Will Make Jobs More Human - The New York Times
what if public libraries were open late every night and we could engage in public life there instead of having to choose between drinking at the bar and domestic isolation
erin glasstwitter.comYou must believe at all costs that you are ordained for greatness. No matter how large the setback, just remind yourself that it’s impossible for you to be dealt anything other than winning hands.
The opposite state of mind, perpetrated by self-loathing New York Times reading cissies will harm your psyche more than any... See more
Entropychaserx.com
Seriousness saddles the work with a burden. It misses the playful side of being human. The chaotic exuberance of being present in the world. The lightness of pure enjoyment for enjoyment’s sake.