Stuff happens. Your stories about it determine whether it’s manageable or not.

How to have more meaningful conversations. The Rose-Bud-Thorn Framework:

i think too many people are assuming that they can turn on a "artist" switch after years of making money doing something. probably most confusing while working broadly in the creator world don't underestimate how much the game you are playing changes who you are

Non-dual thinking: Sometimes the answer isn't this OR that but this AND that. Hard work AND rest Stability AND change Acceptance AND problem solving Independence AND interdependence Ruggedness AND Flexibility Caring deeply AND non-attachment

My most effective life hack has been to learn to be with my inner experience, just as it is. It changes everything. Unfortunately, most people want a more complicated solution and are dissatisfied with that answer. I just sit with that. :)

Pessimists see problems. They worry about what could go wrong in the future. Optimists see possibilities. They focus on what could go right in the future. Proactive people turn problems into possibilities. They give us reasons to be optimistic about the future.

No amount of productivity will quench our inner fears about self-worth and helplessness.

When you're busy enough, "boredom" isn't a thing - it just feels like a break. It's fantastic and rare. A chance to think, to put things together in your head, be intentional with moves forward, and actually really wonderful.

Mastery is not a function of genius or talent; it is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge.

"Nobody is normal. What we call 'normal' is people whose collections of traits are statistically closest to what we've decided counts as desirable and healthy. There's no normal out there that you're failing to live up to." — Robert Sapolsky