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- Well, I am turning 47. Today.
I am either 46, 47 or 48 depending on which method or system of ascertaining age, you follow. 46 according to a method of insurance premium calculation (“Age last birthday”), 47 according to reality, and 48 according to the Korean tradition, where a baby is considered one year old at birth, and everyone ages one year on... See morefrom 47 by Rajhesh Panchanadhan
- Society which scorns excellence in plumbing because it’s a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy.
Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.
~ John W. Gardner,from Tweet by Parakala Prabhakar
“Your true kingdom is just around you, and your leg is your scepter. A muscular, manly leg, one untarnished by sloth or sensuality, is a wonderful thing.” –Alfred Barron, Foot Notes, Or, Walking as a Fine Art , 1875
from Solvitur Ambulando: It Is Solved By Walking
“It is the best of humanity, I think, that goes out to walk. In happy hours all affairs may be wisely postponed for this. Dr. Johnson said, ‘Few men know how to take a walk,’ and it is pretty certain that Dr. Johnson was not one of those few. It is a fine art; there are degrees of proficiency, and we distinguish the professors from the apprentices.
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- “Fidelity to daily tasks” is Albert Borgmann’s line, quoted in the same post I linked to a few lines up.
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- Why creative labour isn’t always seen as “real work” – and what that means for artists and designers
from Why Creative Labour Isn’t Always Seen as “Real Work” – And What That Means for Artists and Designers by itsnicethat.com
Its the same for Artists, Standup Comedians.
- Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something — anything — down on paper. A friend of mine says that the first draft is the down draft — you just get it down. The second draft is the up draft — you fix it up. You try to say what you have to say more accurately. And the third draf... See more
from First drafts - Austin Kleon
