Renee Frojo
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Renee Frojo
We can’t address the decline in empathy without addressing the decline in attention. Empathy requires a degree of sustained focus:
Paying attention to an experience someone is sharing
Recalling experiencing a similar emotional response
Sitting with your own and the other person’s inner state
When we are fragmented and distracted, we simply can... See more
Dr. Samaiya Mushtaqsubstack.comThere’s a frustration in feeling like every idea has already been picked apart by someone smarter, faster, and with a larger audience than you. For many, the impulse to add to the conversation is suffocated by their fear of redundancy. I’m sure a lot of us can relate to that—I know every time I go to write an essay, I feel like I’m just echoing ide... See more
The death of the public intellectual
It’s also understandable that some hesitate to step into the intellectual sphere today because it feels like everything has already been said and done. We live in a time where every thought, argument, counterargument, and counter -counterargument have already been made and analyzed. The modern landscape isn’t necessarily devoid of intellectuals, it... See more
The death of the public intellectual
Algorithm-driven echo chambers ensure that we only ever hear from people we already agree with. It’s not that people don’t argue anymore—we argue constantly —but the nature of the debate has changed. The goal is no longer to explore or challenge ideas, but to perform intelligence and “win” whatever discourse is currently relevant. The effect is an ... See more
The death of the public intellectual
“We can’t solve a crisis of loneliness and mental ill health from within a story that tells us we are isolated individuals.We can’t solve a crisis of inequality from within a story that tells us that life is a competition.We can’t solve multiple ecological crises from within a story that tells us we are separate from nature and that happiness is fo... See more
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But part of getting to know yourself is to unknow yourself—to let go of the limiting stories you’ve told yourself about who you are so that you aren’t trapped by them, so you can live your life and not the story you’ve been telling yourself about your life.
Lori Gottlieb • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
/// 100 QUESTIONS /// to gain clarity via Alex Morris:
Why are we doing this?
Ask that of yourself and the team with regularity.
What’s the simplest explanation?
What reaction should all the creative achieve?
What’s your most controversial opinion?
What little frictions exist that might bleed out the work if allowed to compo
In a world of shallow takes and fleeting focus, deep conviction rooted in insight is a rare competitive edge.