Monojoy

You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves…

— “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver

“But if we have learned nothing else, we have learned this: humans can walk away from, and forget, anything. Civilization can go back to 'normal' after anything.”

― qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division

I’ve finally realized why I’ve never been a fan of focusing just on productivity without focusing on other things as well.

Productivity is a natural outcome that happens when you have a deep purpose. When you have a deep purpose, you naturally come up with clear priorities to work on.

When you have a deep purpose and clear priorities, you become