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100 Simple Truths
Silence is not just the absence of noise but the presence of truth.
Traditionally, myth and story has been one of the most important ways people gain a sense of ‘being at home in the world’ that we now know is so crucial to our psychological well being. And fundamental to this is the kind of attention it requires: a deep, abiding presence.
Alexander Beiner • Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
When I sit down to write, the meadow is still sunk in darkness, and above it, satellites pass by, one after the other. My thoughts are flighty and shapeless; they morph as I approach them. But when I type, it is as if I pin my thoughts to the table. I can examine them. They feel porous to the touch and crumble. But among the fragments, I discover... See more
Henrik Karlsson • How to Think in Writing
There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.
-H Thurman
-H Thurman
twitter.com • (1) Home / X
“Confidence is belief in yourself. Certainty is belief in your beliefs. Confidence is a bridge. Certainty is a barricade.”
-Kevin Ashton
'A healthy person has a thousand wishes, a sick person has but one.' - An Indian proverb
Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise
—Frank Ocean
And to think that for 16 years of taking wedding photos on a Hasselblad 500CM film camera I used just one prime lens, an 80mm. The average wedding was 72 shots only, with some as low as even 24 for a budget wedding, but if we really pushed the boat out we'd shoot 144 pics, yet often thought that was a bit excessive. Unlike digital weddings today,... See more