Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ￬
Molly Simpson
spagmol.substack.com
The richest relationships are often those that don’t fit neatly into the preconceived slots we have made for the archetypes we imagine would populate our lives—the friend, the lover, the parent, the sibling, the mentor, the muse. We meet people who belong to no single slot, who figure into multiple categories at different times and in different... See more
Maria Popova • Figuring
the world needs more storytellers
or as regurgitated spit
artist Carissa Potter
One hard thing about being a woman is trying to explain and understand that we mean it and should be listened to and that it’s best not to take anything too seriously. It’s why I am tempted to put a disclaimer at the header and footer of every Substack I ever write that says something along the lines of: this is an expression of a single moment in
... See moreif the year of the snake was about shedding old layers of ourselves, year of the (double fire) horse is about recognising that we can hold as many versions of ourselves as we want to - as long as they are serving us.
Autonomy, as they see it, is different from independence. It’s not the rugged, go-it-alone, rely-on-nobody individualism of the American cowboy. It means acting with choice - which means we can be both autonomous and happily interdependent with others. And while the idea of independence has national and political reverberations, autonomy appears to... See more
Daniel H. Pink • Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
decisions vs choices: what's the diff?
optimise for autonomy versus freedom/independence (we all exist within a context)