rob hardy
@robhardy
writer of manifestos, petter of cats. always in pursuit of a more beautiful internet 🌱
rob hardy
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Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.
— Albert Camus
— Albert Camus
Dylano | Essayful • Tweet
The technique of merging rests upon the rock of gentleness. When we are gentle towards others, it does not mean that we allow them to walk all over us. It simply means that when we decide to take a stand in anything, we do so with respect towards others. By adding a soft touch to our daily doings, we create curves where there are hard edges and we
... See moreRichard Rudd • The Art of Contemplation: Gentle path to wholeness and prosperity
Be dangerous, its careful out there
aliveness and
Judging people for conformity shows your lack of compassion and gives it away that you were just like them not too long ago.
We're only really bothered by people who remind us of our recent selves. Just like teenagers can't stand kids and teenagers appear cringe to adults.
We're only really bothered by people who remind us of our recent selves. Just like teenagers can't stand kids and teenagers appear cringe to adults.
Vivid Void • Tweet
Trusting yourself looks like finding the courage to override the constant temptations to minimize the small but meaningful steps you’re taking to honor your intuition. Trusting yourself looks like depersonalizing setbacks. Trusting yourself looks like realizing that just because the thing you felt so certain about changed, that doesn’t mean you wer
... See moreKatherine Morgan Schafler • The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control
self trust and
In its highest form, the manifesto acts as a magic spell incanted by the visionary artist. It is a performative speech/act that attempts to bring a new reality into existence.
Julian Hanna • The 10 Things All Great Manifestos Need
i've always wondered why I leave some exchanges drained and others energized. why I can instantly sense whether someone is a soul friend or not
the best way i've been able to comprehend this is that conversations are the medium by which energy is exchanged. they are composed of:
1. questions asked for the own persons benefit
2. questions asked f... See more
When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of growing up to satisfy user needs in a way that meets business goals for transformative outcomes
perfectionism is a personality trait in which we constantly see the gap between how things are and how they could be (in ourselves, our environment, our relationships, and the world), and feel the compulsive drive to close that gap with our actions. perfectionists can’t just let it be. they are driven to make things better, even at high personal co
... See more“To be alive at all is
to have scars."
- John Steinbeck
to have scars."
- John Steinbeck