Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ￬
Molly Simpson
spagmol.substack.com
Writers are magpies. We observe, mimic, remix and remake. Being transparent about how our work exists in community is great.
Saeed Jones • Here Are Some Ideas For Essays You Could Write
relationships are inherently a two-person game, so suddenly you’re subject to someone’s process—how they communicate, how they spend their time, who they like, what they value. And you have to decide if you like it, and more than that, are capable of adapting to it.
storytelling is not just instinct but also compulsion. We crave order. We impose meaning. We freeze the shifting, uncertain nature of life into shapes we can survive.
Emma Pegg • The Science (and Seduction) of Product Storytelling
Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew.
Jack Gilbert • Failing and Flying
📚 on communication as a superpower
When I say I want to be zen at all costs, I don’t mean that I don’t plan to suffer. To be human is to feel pain. But how you stay with it is what makes all the difference. I can compromise on a lot of things, but I can’t change the shape of my soul. Not everything that is what I want is going to be what you want. But talking about it is where we find the overlap.
I never knew how to communicate before, even though I talked all the time. Saying words is one thing, locating the deepest thing that matters is another. The one simple trick of articulating the truest thing I feel has taken me a lifetime to master. No other ability feels as important.
The more we care about something — our money, our careers, our relationships, our self-image — the more serious we tend to become. We strive for more certainty, structure, direction, and order so that we’ll feel safe and have a “competitive advantage” in the world. But here’s the cruel paradox: the more we tend to care about something, the more we
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