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- It also means being collaborative, not competitive, with peers and sharing research where appropriate. If there’s one throughline in all of these conversations, it’s the power of abundance mentality.
When he received a Creative Capital grant as an artist, Gottesman said, he was struck by “the sense of community that’s built when a foundation trusts... See morefrom Who Pays for the Arts?
- I have great control of my money when I am earning it. I have zero control of my money when I am not.
from Today Is My Last Day As A Freelance Writer by Brittany Brown
- “people pay to see others believe in themselves”
from Kim Gordon: 'There's a wall of faceless men I have to climb over'
- Kurt Cobain once reminisced that if he could do it all over again, he would go back to those moments before they became big. When they were touring in a van and they could feel things starting to happen for them. That was the most gratifying moment in his memory. If he had his choice, they would have stayed there forever.
Believe him. Celebrate smal... See morefrom Small is more meaningful than big by Yancey Strickler
- This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new deli... See morefrom This is for you if you've had some feelings this week
- A lot of financial mistakes come from trying to copy people who are different from you.
from Quiet Compounding by Collaborative Fund
The whole article is great
- Here’s what has worked for me over the years to stave off boreout :
- Leaning into digressions: Passion projects (like this very one) and side hustles, whether they’re directly related to your work or completely unrelated, create the crackle of energy that boreout can stamp out; rather than be afraid of these things taking time away from your team’s
from The OffBeat #60: Boreout vs. Burnout
- Aldous Huxley on approaching life with lightness, even in the face of difficulty:
"It's dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a hu... See morefrom 3-2-1: On living with lightness, the root cause of sin, and how to compete without losing yourself