Daruk
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Daruk
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
—Charles Bukowski
Big thoughts
The Chinese symbol for crisis 危机 is composed of two elements: one signifies danger and the other opportunity.
As Anaïs Nin wrote, “When we go deeply into the personal, we go beyond the personal. We achieve something that is collective.”
Suleika Jaouad • The Book of Alchemy
Damn that makes me thinking we aren’t even looking at personal, we are tricking our brains.
There comes a moment in life, often in the quietest of hours, when one realizes that the world will continue on its wayward course, indifferent to our desires or frustrations. And it is then, perhaps, that a subtle truth begins to emerge: the only thing we truly possess, the only thing we might, with enough care, exert some mastery over, is our... See more
Bill Wear • The Quiet Art of Attention
“That’s enough screen time for today,” you tell your kid, urging them to turn off the video-game console or iPad. As for what they should do instead, you are not quite sure. And what about you? If only you could put down your phone and listen to your spouse, or read a book, or embrace the sensation of your own existence, then surely you would be a... See more
Ian Bogost • You’re Getting ‘Screen Time’ Wrong
björk said that trying to communicate through talking feels like trying to put the ocean through a straw
A lesson I need to learn: It's ok to disappoint other people if you avoid disappointing yourself.
Nobody’s managing your career for you. You are the product. You are the strategy.
Decide where to invest, what to build, and when to pivot. Own your direction like it’s your business—because it is.
Decide where to invest, what to build, and when to pivot. Own your direction like it’s your business—because it is.