Natalie Audelo
@natalieaudelo
yes person for all things community, connection, & storytelling. civic optimist based in SF
Natalie Audelo
Perfectionism often wears the mask of high standards , ambition , discipline. It parades itself as virtue, a propriety. In reality, it is rarely about the pursuit of excellence but the terror of being perceived as inadequate.
perfectionism is a form of shame
Rick Rubin and patience
There’s a phrase making the rounds online: “The more I heal, the less ambitious I become.” I’ve been wondering if its resonance reveals a quiet fatigue with the constant push for more and a longing for lives that are simpler, quieter, and more self-directed. Not smaller in value, but in volume. To me, that’s not regression. That’s freedom.
In Defense of Thinking Small
We’re not meant to be independent creatures, all alone. We’re meant to depend on each other. It’s an unsettling truth: the less we depend on each other, the more we depend on the market. We summon eggs to our apartment via an app instead of simply asking a neighbor. We hire a therapist—incapable of loving us back by design —and forget to call our... See more
Catherine Shannon • The fantasy of independence
As the world grows increasingly fractured, taking the time to engage with strangers has become even more important. The artist and graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton has created a simple but powerful way for people to connect in an isolated world.
In this audio essay, she shares how she brings people together by having them draw each other in... See more
In this audio essay, she shares how she brings people together by having them draw each other in... See more
Opinion | A Deceptively Simple Way to Rebuild Trust in Scary Times
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."
Antoine de Saint Exupéry
Bad Teaching
stories trapped in my cells, emotions in my fascia: there was information hidden in my body, and I didn’t know it.