Mickey Patel
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Mickey Patel
Human expression was perfected into pithy thought-capsules (Twitter, LinkedIn), glamour shots (Instagram), and performative soundbites (TikTok), all perfect carriers for human emotions and — most importantly — ADVERTISING, which we were also now expected to do, newly equipped with our “personal brands.”
The dominance of these formats and mindset mad... See more
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Yancey Strickler • Formulary for New Media
No theory can develop without eventually encountering a wall, and practice is necessary for piercing this wall.
Michel Foucault • Intellectuals and power: A conversation between Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze
To follow implies not only the denying of one's own clarity, of one's own investigation, one's own integrity and honesty, but also it implies that your motive in following is the reward. And truth is not a reward. If one is to understand it, any form of reward and punishment must be totally set aside. Authority implies fear. And to discipline onese... See more
This light in oneself
Rather than transforming the inner condition of man in order to prevent wars, humans are asked to go to “school” in order to relive and recite the details of the wars that have taken place.
Kapil Gupta • A Master's Secret Whispers
Writer and cartoonist Shel Silverstein on being yourself:
"She had blue skin,
And so did he.
He kept it hid
And so did she.
They searched for blue
Their whole life through,
Then passed right by—
And never knew."
Source: Everything On It
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Being Yourself, How to Say No, and Using Boredom as a Filter
Haruki Murakami on how our challenges shape us:
"And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.&q
... See moreJames Clear • 3-2-1: The Secret to Creativity, How Our Challenges Shape Us, and the Value of Bad Workouts
"Creativity is the focused combination of unlikely things. Your mind locks onto a certain element and then searches widely for something unexpected that fits with it. What can scuba diving teach you about agriculture? What can trees teach you about public speaking? There is always some connective tissue between disciplines. If you wish to be m
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