Tim Fischer
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Tim Fischer
“Depression lies,” said Jenny Lawson on a season two episode. “Because every single time, it says, ‘You’ll never come out of this again. You are absolutely worthless, your family is better off without you.’ And then I remind myself depression lies. Those things are lies.”
John Moe • The Hilarious World of Depression
It’s worth the read. I’m going to read this with Dorothy, and with Gordy when he gets older.
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell. - Edward Abbey
17. All kids ever want is you. Your full undivided attention. Even twenty minutes of that in a day is better than a whole afternoon of scrappy conversations and phone scrolling.
Annie Macmanus • Life Lessons From a 44 Year Old.
Perhaps the simplest and best definition of wisdom I’ve heard is “knowing what information is important.” This kind of knowing is not solely done in the intellect. Data is constantly being fed into your unconscious, then cross referenced against your experience.
thekcpgroup.com • The Attention Span. “Racehorses and Psychopaths.”
A great thing about taking notes is that it subtly encourages you to live a ‘notes-worthy life’
You end up seeking interesting conversations to build your memex; experimenting with new recipes to add to your collection; reading more widely to find surprising connections etc.
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