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- "In my view, the realistic goal to be attained through spiritual practice is not some permanent state of enlightenment that admits of no further efforts but a capacity to be free in this moment, in the midst of whatever is happening. If you can do that, you have already solved most of the problems you will encounter in life."
from Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harriss
- On Luck
"'Give yourself a lot of shots to get lucky' is even better advice than it appears on the surface. Luck isn’t an independent variable but increases super-linearly with more surface area—you meet more people, make more connections between new ideas, learn patterns, etc."
-- Sam Altman - We tend to think of the environment as a subsystem of the economy, but it is entirely the other way around. We are part of nature, not separate from it.
from We need to value natural capital | Greenbiz by Green Biz
A Fremen proverb from Dune by Frank Herbert :
"Be prepared to appreciate what you meet."
Source: Dune
from 3-2-1: How to Be Consistent, the Value of Beauty, and Designing for Relaxation by James Clear