rob hardy

Almost no prerequisite to any major invention was invented with that invention in mind.

The more defensive you are about a belief you have, the more likely that that belief is standing in the way of your freedom.

you can be high agency without being highly ambitious. That might describe somebody who is highly agentic in shaping the kind of personal, emotional, or spiritual life they want, but who is not especially motivated to succeed financially or professionally.

I remember when marijuana was medically legalized in Los Angeles. I would see massive lines out the door of dispensaries in my neighborhood. Looking at everyone waiting for their kush, I’d ask myself, “Are all these people really here for ‘medical’ usage? This feels more like legalizing mass addiction to cope with depression, anxiety and god knows... See more

‘Wonder requires a person not to forget themselves but to feel themselves so acutely that their connectedness to every created thing comes into focus. In sacred awe, we are a part of the story.’ - CA Riley

Your sanity depends on you finding the comedy in the chaos

the story you tell about a product, and the culture you build around that story, matters far more than the product itself