Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ￬
Molly Simpson
spagmol.substack.com
Each of us is a container, with a bounding surface and an in-out orientation.
George Lakoff • Metaphors We Live By
Maggie Rogers on How to Protect—and Nurture—Your Creativity
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learning how to wield the tool of sensitivity is NOT easy
That’s the real reward of learning to be sensitive and emotional out in the open: finally learning to cultivate close relationships that are trusting, loving, and mutually supportive. Finally learning to be your whole self without apology. Finally learning to relax and enjoy the love you share without fear.
Thank Goodness - song and lyrics by Ariana Grande - Spotify
open.spotify.comthat’s why i couldn’t be happier
no, i couldn’t be happier
though it is, i admit,
the tiniest bit
unlike i anticipated.
but i couldn’t be happier,
simply couldn’t be happier.
well, not simply.
cos getting your dreams,
it’s strange but it seems
a little, well, complicated.
there’s a kind of a sort of cost
there’s a couple of things get lost
there are bridges you cross
you don’t know you’d cross until you’ve crossed.
and if that joy, that thrill,
doesn’t thrill like you think it will,
still, with this perfect finale,
the cheers and the bally-hoo,
who wouldn’t be happier?
so, i couldn’t be happier
because happy is what happens
when all your dreams come true.
well, isn’t it?
happy is what happens
when your dreams come true.
Givers think that conversations unfold as a series of invitations; takers think conversations unfold as a series of declarations. When giver meets giver or taker meets taker, all is well. When giver meets taker, however, giver gives, taker takes, and giver gets resentful (“Why won’t he ask me a single question?”) while taker has a lovely time (“She... See more
Adam Mastroianni • Good conversations have lots of doorknobs Good conversations have lots of doorknobs
The most generative platforms come in stacks, most conspicuously in the layered platform of the Web. (The phrase “platform stack” itself is part of the common parlance of modern programming.) The Web can be imagined as a kind of archaeological site, with layers upon layers of platforms buried beneath every page.
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
Pérez Art Museum Miami • PAMM
pamm.org
day 2 asks one question, over & over, in silence:
did this thing actually make someone’s life easier to live?
if the answer keeps being “yes,” you don’t need to scream.
if the answer keeps being “no,” you can ship a hundred more features & it won’t matter.