Natalie Audelo
@natalieaudelo
yes person for all things community, connection, & storytelling
Natalie Audelo
if you know me, you know that #richardpowers is one of my favorite authors. his pulitzer-prize winning novel #theoverstory was a formative text for me, one that has informed so much of my work with @atmos. we were already working on volume 06: beyond when i saw that his next book was about an astrobiologist looking for life in space as well as the... See more
instagram.comWhen I think about what attracts me to people, it’s always something about their outlook on life, their warmth and generosity of spirit, how comfortable they are in their own skin, and the solidness of their presence, which is often some enigmatic thing that tells me they know what’s up. Energy always pulls where beauty falls short.
Sable Yong • Pretty People Really Do Have It Better
“Modern luxury is the ability to think clearly, sleep deeply, move slowly, and live quietly in a world designed to prevent all four.”
Why the internet’s favorite economist is optimistic about our future
A generalizing specialist has a core competency which they know a lot about. At the same time, they are always learning and have a working knowledge of other areas. While a generalist has roughly the same knowledge of multiple areas, a generalizing specialist has one deep area of expertise and a few shallow ones. We have the option of developing a... See more
Shane Parrish • The Generalized Specialist: How Shakespeare, Da Vinci, and Kepler Excelled
When civic life is treated like a spectacle, we often find ourselves playing the role of the spectator. Content that supports civic curiosity, shared understanding, or long-term problem-solving loses its foothold in a system calibrated for speed, novelty, and outrage. The good stuff can’t compete – not financially, not algorithmically, not... See more
The Rise of Civic Spectatorship
Mental illness often looks like agitation—constantly militating against every circumstance.
Sasha Chapin • Befriending the Void
Leading from good to great does not mean coming up with the answers and then motivating everyone to follow your messianic vision. It means having the humility to grasp the fact that you do not yet understand enough to have the answers and then to ask the questions that will lead to the best possible insights.
Jim Collins • Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't
A Korean Secret to Keeping Friendships Strong: Savings Groups
nytimes.com
Encounters with strangers can be a humbling reminder of the vastness of the world and of each other, the impossible-feeling truth that each one of us contains an entire universe of inner life and a singular perspective, that as a species we have an incredible capacity for kindness, cruelty, courage and creativity.