Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ￬
Molly Simpson
spagmol.substack.com
artist a subtle space
We're living through a Great Flattening.
It seems like every company has adopted the same values, the same mission statements, and the same style of visual branding. Just look at logo design. It's become flat, bland, sterile, drab, and timid.
Architecture is suffering from the same kind of... See more
David Perellx.comWhat we've gained in productivity, we've lost in soul and spirit.
“There is a sweet spot between the known and the unknown where originality happens; the key is to be able to linger there without panicking. ”
Seth Godin • The Song of Significance
between stimulus and response there is a space
... See moreNo one can love you enough. Build a shelter for the flies and the wasps instead. Make houses for the rats and the owls and the bluebirds. Sit for hours in the shade and watch how these tiny citizens move, floating or drifting or scrabbling over stones, swooping or creeping in rings of shadow, rings of light. Make space inside your liquid heart for
“ I describe my work as developing systems and processes that help us connect to ourselves, each other, and the land,” Jenik said.
Can Tarot Readings Offer a Salve for Climate Anxiety? | Atmos
Yet, for all the impact this specific choice has had on the trajectory of my life, I value the way it changed my view about choices even more. We often think of choice as a thing. But a choice is not a thing. Our options may be things, but a choice—a choice is an action. It is not just something we have but something we do. This experience brought
... See moreGreg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
decisions vs choices: what's the diff?
Building on this, perhaps choices are something we do/act upon (or to go even further, something we ARE more emotionally), but decisions still sit in that murky realm of intellectual rationalisation. Your ‘choices’ and ‘decisions’ can be at odds with each other, and that’s the riskiest place to be.