Natalie Audelo
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Natalie Audelo
So, on your worry list, write down the best outcome for each problem, the worst outcome, and the most likely outcome. Then add what you would do in each instance. This makes the source of worry specific and gives you a management plan.
Arthur C. Brooks • How to Worry Less and Be Happier
Everything that turned out well in my life followed the same design process
Henrik Karlssonopen.substack.com
Michael Lewis on how your narrative crafts your character:
If you listen to people, if you just sit around and listen, you’ll find there are patterns in the way they talk about themselves. Some people are always the victim. Some people always get unlucky. Some people are always in the middle of some impossible project. Some people are always hav... See more
Many people have long wondered why the Grateful Dead succeeded in creating a world of Deadheads. It turns out that’s because the people who allocated tickets understood familiar strangers. If you bought a ticket for a Grateful Dead show in Miami, they kept a record of who you were seated near. Then, if you bought a ticket for the Nashville show, th... See more
danah boyd • Knitting a Healthy Social Fabric.
I’ve been comforted and energized by this idea — which I first heard in this interview with the novelist Zadie Smith — that caretaking is a kind of liberation.
It’s liberation from the idea that we can self-optimize ourselves to the point of not needing anyone else. That if we work hard enough to survive in a competitive economy, we’ll be able to b... See more
It’s liberation from the idea that we can self-optimize ourselves to the point of not needing anyone else. That if we work hard enough to survive in a competitive economy, we’ll be able to b... See more
Rosie Spinks • The Friendship Problem
There’s such a fine line between owning the ideal, and manipulating it to your own ends....and being eternally disciplined by it.
Culture Study Meets 'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders'
Overheard on the Socials
The older I get, the more I realize that the most luxurious thing is being able to live in a walkable city. Wearing a nice little outfit and walking 15 mins to buy just enough groceries for a single dinner will make you feel like Mrs. Dalloway going to the market.
– @dieworkwear
The older I get, the more I realize that the most luxurious thing is being able to live in a walkable city. Wearing a nice little outfit and walking 15 mins to buy just enough groceries for a single dinner will make you feel like Mrs. Dalloway going to the market.
– @dieworkwear
333 / Knowingness: a modern disease
In Iran, Pistachios are known as the “smiling nut.” In China, the “happy nut.” And in some cultures, cracking Pistachios is considered a good omen — possibly due to their aphrodisiac properties. Legends tell that the Queen of Sheba (present day Yemen) loved Pistachos so much, she demanded all of her kingdom’s Pistachios be reserved for her and her ... See more