Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ￬
Molly Simpson
spagmol.substack.com
The universality of salt. Our biological evolutionary ability to respond to our baby’s years when they’re vulnerable and needy. This radiates outwards to our compassion for anyone that we see crying; it makes us feel like we’re not ok until we relieve the other’s distress, it’s literally encoded into us physically, our vagus nerve. Our bodies are designed to process emotion on a person to person scale which is why a story of one person’s suffering can physically effect us more than a story of 10000 people’s suffering, something I know I feel by my numbesss to the weight of the world right now and my sensitivity to the struggles of friends around me. We can’t avoid this stuff.
... See moreWriting has taught me to carry myself more lightly. I notice what patterns recur, I notice that I write things down and think I’ll believe them forever and I rarely do. Living lightly means: we have a long long life but it’s also really short and it’s okay to change our minds to live in the fullest, most vibrant way. I see that now we’re playing
just wanted to be in a better place than I was when I wasn’t writing.
Jami Attenberg • I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home
- I paid attention to things I liked to do, and found ways to do more of that. I made it easy for interesting people
Henrik Karlsson • Everything That Turned Out Well in My Life Followed the Same Design Process
At this early stage in our evolution, now through our infancy and into our childhood and then, with luck, our growing up, what our species needs most of all, right now, is simply a future.
Lewis Thomas • Seven Wonders by Lewis Thomas
Startups don’t outthink their competitors; they outexecute them. The best startups have founders who stay in sync, but work independently. And there’s a single magic ingredient that makes this work: trust.