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The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It’s what you’re made of. Not the circumstances.
I don’t believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or to make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed to make you feel.
– Gloria Naylor
But getting older is hard. It is a gift, yes, but it is also heavy. Just as the doors of possibility become fewer and farther between, the burden of grief gets bigger. As the years pass, our losses in life accumulate, threatening to weigh us down. It takes active effort—breaths, walks, conversations with friends, rest—to slow down and remember tha
... See moreKatie Hawkins Gaar • Is This It? This is It.
Procrastination is not laziness; It’s a depression response

Procrastination is not laziness.
It's a depression response.
Procrastination is an emotion regulation problem. Procrastination is about being more focused on "the immediate urgency of managing negative moods" than getting on with the task. Once you learn the simple truth of where it comes fr... See more

Procrastination is not laziness.
It's a depression response.
Procrastination is an emotion regulation problem. Procrastination is about being more focused on "the immediate urgency of managing negative moods" than getting on with the task. Once you learn the simple truth of where it comes fr... See more
In my experience there are really two things that lead to happiness and everything else is mostly noise. The two things are contribution and abundance. Contribution is basically exactly as it sounds. If you can align your life with where you have the talent to make a large, meaningful, and real contribution to the world, your circle, or your family... See more
Ben Horowitz • The Architecture of Tomorrow: An Interview With Ben Horowitz
An ideology parasitizes the mind, changing the host’s behavior so they spread it to other people. Therefore, a successful ideology (the only kind we hear about) is not configured to be true; it is configured only to be easily transmitted and easily believed.
Note by Gurwinder on Substack
approximately 15-20% of the population is neurodivergent, meaning that their brains function differently than the ‘normal’ population. It's estimated that around 10-15% of people have dyslexia, 4-5% have ADHD, and 1-2% are autistic.
Meg Casebolt • Social Slowdown: Take a social media break, set better boundaries, and market your business without sacrificing your mental health
“ADHD” is a term that describes a way of being in the world. It is neither entirely a disorder nor entirely an asset. It is an array of traits specific to a unique kind of mind. It can become a distinct advantage or an abiding curse, depending on how a person manages it.