Mickey Patel
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Mickey Patel
- “Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.” – Kurt Vonnegut
- When people speak in vague generalities and it’s a deliberate choice, you’re seeing manipulation When it’s their default, habitual way of speaking, you’re seeing massive psychological defenses One is about deceiving you, the other is about deceiving themselves*
- “Be satisfied with even the smallest progress," Marcus Aurelius said. We're never going to be perfect—there is no such thing. We’re human. So instead, we should aim for progress, even the smallest amount.
- Don't wait to start writing until you have something to say. Start writing so you can find out what you have to say. Your first idea is rarely your best idea. It can take a lot of reps before you discover something worth keeping.
An inspirational letter from Lieutenant Colonel Weber to his sons. https://t.co/NugbprDAyu
"When you consider this clash between autonomy and connection, you realize the impossibility of achieving both. Almost all humans have the desire to run their own lives, but...desire for autonomy inevitably manifests in a desire to control others as well." https://t.co/iAjVLHudMM... See more
