sari
I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am.
- Charles Horton Cooleyfrom i am who i think you think i am by botharetrue.substack.com
beautiful things don't ask for attention
- I usually don’t know what I want until someone shows me, or until I encounter it in the world for the very first time. That’s why, when I work with a creative professional like an illustrator, I am careful never to lead them too much about what silly ideas I think I have; I want to give them maximum freedom to put their own stamp of creativity on m... See more
from Why We Need More Omakase Creators by read.lukeburgis.com
- I SAY THIS GENUINELY AND WITH NO SUBTEXT
from The Best Thing to Text a Friend | Cup of Jo by Joanna Goddard
to communicate well and Human Stuff
love this phrase… funny how a simple choice of words can make you sound so much more real
- A great new word: Pronoia Pronoia: the belief that the universe is conspiring in your favour – the opposite of paranoia.
- Technology treats the process of consuming and the process of creating as distinctly different, when the reality is that for our brains, the process of absorbing a book is not all too different from the process of producing one. We are always seeking new connections, combining and recombining old ideas to produce new ones. So why is it that we cons... See more
from Things I'm thinking about by sari azout
I think about this quote from Bret Victor all the time:
I've spent a lot of time over the years desperately trying to think of a "thing" to change the world. I now know why the search was fruitless -- things don't change the world. People change the world by using things. The focus must be on the "using", not the "thing".
- I find it fascinating & troubling that humans are getting lonelier as we simultaneously create a world that’s both safer and wealthier.
from Tweet by Esther Crawford
- — Grandma, how to do deal with pain? — With your hands, honey. If you do it with your mind in place to relieve the pain, it becomes even harder. — With our hands grandma? — Yes. Our hands are the antennae of our soul. If you move them by weaving, cooking, painting, playing, or sinking them into the ground, you send signals of care to the d... See more