Sirnesto
@sirnesto
Believer in a bright future for humanity. Alarmed at current trajectories. Dad building the plane while flying it. PKM nerd.
Sirnesto
I can do nothing for you but work on myself...you can do nothing for me but work on yourself!
Ram Dass
Ram Dass
“I have always been interested in writing about happiness, in large part because it's extremely difficult to do. The French writer Henry de Montherlant famously said, "Le bonheur écrit à l'encre blanche sur des pages blanches." Happiness writes in white ink on white pages. In other words, you can't make it appear on the page. It's invisible. It
... See more“ Happiness writes in white ink on white pages.“ - Henry de Montherlant
"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love."
-J.R.R. Tolkien
“I had no idea, as I remembered the image of the spaceship wounding the moon's right eye, of what the next morning had in store for my own right eye.” Salman Rushdie from Knife
If you can’t solve for the hardest part, the part with the most uncertainty, there’s no point in doing anything else.
Annie Duke • Grit or Quit? Tactical Advice for Founders Facing Tough Company Building Decisions
“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” George Orwell from 1984
The world is burning, and there is no time to put down the water buckets. For just an hour, put down the water buckets anyway. Take your cue from the bluebirds, who have no faith in the future but who build the future nevertheless, leaf by leaf and straw by straw, shaping them into the roundness of the world.... See more
Turn your face up to the sky. Listen.
Katie Hawkins-Gaar • A Chance to Start Anew
“There is a Hebrew prayer that dates back to the early 1800s: the world is a
narrow bridge, and the important thing is not to be afraid." From courage is calling by Ryan Holiday