Philip Soriano
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Philip Soriano
The insatiable goals to acquire more, succeed conspicuously, and be as attractive as possible lead us to objectify one another, and even ourselves. When people see themselves as little more than their attractive bodies, jobs, or bank accounts, it brings great suffering…You become a heartless taskmaster to yourself, seeing yourself as nothing more
... See moreArthur C. Brooks • The Satisfaction Trap
Today’s knowledge workers carry a growing sense of anxiety. We have more tools than ever, but these options rarely match how we actually create. Rather than build more technology that keeps us on a miserable hamster wheel of churning out more shallow content, we have a unique opportunity to design tools that encourage us to slow down and create... See more
Sari Azout • The End of Productivity
Perhaps the most important insight is this: when we criticize our technology, we’re really criticizing ourselves. And when we try to imagine better systems, we’re really trying to imagine better ways of being human.
Joan Westenberg • The Original Sin of Everything
According to the most recent Art & Finance Report from Deloitte and ArtTactic, 83 percent of collectors under age 35 are focused on art investment returns compared with 44 percent of older collectors.
Where Are Young Art Collectors and Museum Donors?
I often think about how the internet is a collective consciousness for humanity and how the first 30 years of the internet didn’t create products with that context in mind and lost the reverence of that sacredness. The products created didn’t have that aspiration in mind and simply wanted to monetize and grow. Sublime is the first product in a long
... See moreRespondents say that those documents need to be updated throughout their lives as circumstances and preferences change (93%) and that having open conversations in advance about end of life can alleviate suffering for the dying and their families (91%). They also recognize the benefits of having affairs in order, most importantly to relieve the... See more
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management • Leaving a Legacy: A Lasting Gift to Loved Ones
We all have those whispers. We’re all visited with those little tickles on the back of our minds that help guide us in one direction or the other. But, they get muted out by the busy lives we lead and the level of distraction we tolerate and contend with in our daily lives. To be able to hear the voice of your intuition, and be guided by your... See more
Intuition and
Transformation isn’t being visited by a spirit, it’s this. Inch by inch.
Speaking from personal experience, however, it feels clear that for our brains, the act of reading and reflecting on a book is not all that different from the act of writing one. In both cases, we are seeking out novel connections, combining existing concepts to produce new ones.