Courtney

Sometimes it’s all a matter of keeping your hands busy too. I make paper stars while watching TV. I get the mind busy, and I keep my hands busy too. Crocheting, knitting, sewing (like if you have a rip in your shirt or a button that needs replacing), untangling yarn/cords, or even something extra productive, like folding laundry. You can do this wh... See more

Overthinker. Forgetful. Indecisive. Distractable.

These weren’t insults hurled at me by a bully in gym class or comments scribbled in red pen on my report cards from my school days. Even worse, these were my own private labels that I quietly stitched across my identity like patches. They may have been invisible to the world, but they were always vis... See more

One thing that sets these intensely creative individuals apart, as far as I can tell, is that when sitting with their thoughts they are uncommonly willing to linger in confusion.To be curious about that which confuses. Not too rapidly seeking the safety of knowing or the safety of a legible question, but waiting for a more powerful and subtle quest... See more

real wisdom is usually not frictionless. It’s hard to seek out, hard to understand, and something that reveals itself in time. However, if you do have a habit of getting cozy with this type of content, you’re not alone. Three things that will change your life, though:

1. Wrestle with ideas before saving them for later


2. If an idea is truly indispensable,

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You had survival skills but not thriving skills.

Learning is downstream of doing. The order should rarely be reversed. Most real knowledge, knowledge worth attaining, lives in the hands . It must be cultivated gradually, like a garden. Really, it must be grown. Most real knowledge is the result of doing something deliberately for a long time and steadily making small improvements. It requires a s... See more