Pablo Rodríguez
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Pablo Rodríguez
“One reason the best in the world make consistently good decisions is they rarely find themselves forced into a decision by circumstances.”
"A simple rule for life that rarely fails:
Optimize for enthusiasm. Make as many choices as you can that leave you feeling energetic and interested. Pay attention to when you have the urge to pursue or participate in something and do more of it."
Optimize for enthusiasm. Make as many choices as you can that leave you feeling energetic and interested. Pay attention to when you have the urge to pursue or participate in something and do more of it."
3-2-1: On enthusiasm, playing to your strengths, and living one day at a time
I’m drawn to the idea of an art of living much more so than to the compulsive search for life hacks, regimens of self-improvement, or self-optimization schemes. These too often feel like a doubling down on the insistence that we can always do more if only we apply the right technique. They also suggest that the path to happiness involves the... See more
L. M. Sacasas • The Art of Living
Exploring consciousness as felt uncertainty, its plural forms, and the bodily roots of conscious experience and feelings.
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I want to get at another theory of what consciousness is for. I think the language in the book is consciousness is felt uncertainty. Yeah, isn't that beautiful? That is very beautiful, although in practice I find it very unpleasant. But what does that mean?
So the phrase comes from a scientist named Mark Soames who is a neuroscientist and a
... See moreToo many people think freedom is the ability to do anything you want, instead of the discipline to not be a slave to your compulsions.
Ayishat Akanbix.com
The New Age author Julia Rogers Hamrick once wrote a book, Choosing Easy World, in which she argues it’s as simple as repeating a mantra: ‘I choose to live in Easy World, where everything is easy.’ When some daunting challenge barrels into view, just decide that you’re going to experience it as easy instead.”
— Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for... See more
— Oliver Burkeman, Meditations for... See more