Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ￬
Molly Simpson
spagmol.substack.com
Who we are, ultimately, is the sum total of decisions we make in a lifetime.
Catherine Price (The Power of Fun)
I think many people who pursue mindfulness confront this at some part of their journey: the actual work of living that needs to be done. Where am I going to live? Who am I going to love? What am I going to work on?
the real world
REFERENCE.POINT
reference-point.uk
Story is about a decision that you made. It’s not about what happens to you. And if you hit that and you get your vulnerability and you understand the stakes, and a few other things, people will intuitively find great stories to tell, and as soon as they do, we know them. We know them as human beings.
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
If people can trust me to say no, they know I am fully committed to my yes.
The Power of No
When we are at a karaoke night, we join together in an anti-productivity, anti-efficiency, anti-perfection moment when we are all enough, exactly as we are, bum notes and all.
A Philosophy of Karaoke | The On Being Project
People have always sought me out during crises. Breakups, infatuation, heartbreak, career changes, stuckness, loss of faith: that’s when people find me. I think that I attract vulnerability because I am vulnerable. And it’s not my writing, like the truth is that I don’t say anything particularly vulnerable or act very vulnerable, I’m actually compu
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