Matthew Garcia
@matthewgarcia
Matthew Garcia
focused reflection creates useful reality
“But the span of time between when new technology emerges and when standards and norms are hardened is often short. The Wild West, in other words, only lasts for so long. Eventually, the railroads standardize time; incandescent bulbs beat out arc lamps; the dream of the open web dies.”
“What defines this next phase of human history must begin with the individual.”
Comparing and contrasting that tendency to make generalizations can very easily devalue the experiences of humans who sense the world in very different ways.
ed yong • What Counts as Seeing
I have to constantly re-identify myself to myself, reactivate my own standards, my own convictions about what I’m doing and why.
—Nina Simone
Subtext within Friedman’s Purpose of a Corporation.
First-level thinking is about immediate gratification.
That's the little voice inside of you that says you should do what feels good in the moment — eat the cake, skip the workout, and stay up late.
While one of these decisions won't hurt you, they pull you away from your destination. Progress becomes slower and harder. Think of it like a road trip... See more
That's the little voice inside of you that says you should do what feels good in the moment — eat the cake, skip the workout, and stay up late.
While one of these decisions won't hurt you, they pull you away from your destination. Progress becomes slower and harder. Think of it like a road trip... See more
Paul Venuto • feed updates
“— you know, I've either had a family, a job, something
has always been in the
way
but now
I've sold my house, I've found this
place, a large studio, you should see the space and
the light.
for the first time in my life I'm going to have a place and
the time to
create.'
no baby, if you're going to create
you're going to create whether you work
16 hours a day
