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TED’S 24 RULES FOR READING
- Reading shouldn’t be a goal —instead it ought to be cultivated as a habit .
- It should be a relaxing and enjoyable habit, something you look forward to each day. That’s why setting too many reading goals will be counterproductive. It will put pressure on you, and that’s the opposite of relaxation.
- Remember that this is a
Ted Gioia • My 24 Rules for Reading
I don’t understand how anyone can say they’re anti something that’s potentially creative. If it’s not working for you today it could work for you a year from now. Soon conversations like that won’t even matter. It’s like discussing the Internet. It already is.
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You have to take a stab at deciding what matters most, among your various creative passions/life goals/responsibilities – and then do that, while acknowledging that you'll inevitably be neglecting many other things that matter too.
Oliver Burkeman • Treat Your to-Read Pile Like a River, Not a Bucket
“concepts that seem natural to us are full of contradictions and anxieties. Perhaps accepting this messiness would lead us to a more conscious and intelligent way of living.” - via Jacques Derrida
Sublime is a search engine without answers
Being in the questions vs. reaching conclusive answers - in these containers, one leaves with more questions than answers. The goal is not to reach an answer or convert others to your point of view, but to grapple and explore the emergence of whatever arises together. Not to define the map, but to enlarge
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