Molly Simpson
@spagmol
Spaghetti-brained. Googly-eyed.
I collect dots here so that I can connect them everywhere.
Molly Simpson
spagmol.substack.com
Dandelions don’t know whether they are a weed or a brilliance. But each seed can create a field of dandelions. We are invited to be that prolific. And to return fertility to the soil around us.
adrienne maree brown • Emergent Strategy
Living, and thinking about it: two perspectives on life
The text explores two perspectives on well-being: the experiencing self and the remembering self, highlighting their differences, implications for measuring happiness, and the challenges in comparing well-being across cultures.
kahneman.scholar.princeton.eduResearchGate - Temporarily Unavailable
researchgate.netI remind her we have some of our best downloads in the spaces between thinking—when shampooing our hair in the shower, or taking a walk to look at the Christmas lights, or laying on a yoga mat.
uploads and downloads: the uploads are what happen when we’re living in the moment, collecting experiences, but we also need to make time for the downloads, connecting dots
Being alive takes time.
Mark Nepo • The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
The best we can do is offer our interlocutors all sorts of doorknobs––ornate French door handles, commercial-grade push bars, ADA-compliant auto-open buttons––and listen closely for any that they might give us in return. The best improvisers, like the best conversation partners, have very sharp hearing; they can echolocate a door slightly left ajar... See more
Adam Mastroianni • Good Conversations Have Lots of Doorknobs
Conversational affordances are things like digressions and confessions and bold claims that beg for a rejoinder. Talking to another person is like rock climbing, except you are my rock wall and I am yours. If you reach up, I can grab onto your hand, and we can both hoist ourselves skyward. Maybe that’s why a really good conversation feels a little ... See more