Miriam Sims
@tenacity
Miriam Sims
The AI student is forever a tenant, never an owner, of their curiosity
Artificial intelligence is making you genuinely stupid
It’s become a ubiquitous modern problem to have not only a teetering pile of books you’ve been meaning to read, but a digital stack of articles you’d like to digest, plus a long queue of podcast episodes to listen to, videos or TV shows to watch, or videogames you’ve purchased and would love to play, if only you could find the time.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals
“Once you grow up, you realize you don’t want to be crazy in love.
You want to be calm in love,
stable in love, patient in love,
understood in love, safe in love.
Your partner should give you peace of mind and reassurance, not constant little heart attacks and high anxiety.”
“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”
Douglas Adams • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition
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cia.govYou don't need discipline as an artist. You need devotion, because creativity rewards those with the highest self-respect, not with the most talent. Starting each part of your day as important, as a ritual, you will start to understand what self-respect is.
Self-respect actually means what you eat, when you shower, cook, especially clean, when you
... See moreTime is the one thing that can’t be stopped. Like a sharp blade, it silently cuts through hard and soft, constantly advancing. Nothing is capable of jolting it even the slightest bit, but it changes everything.