Victoria Rooke
@victoriatwig
Victoria Rooke
Time is speeding up…the distance between us wanting something and achieving it is reducing. —> Compare with Zygmunt B idea of time in liquid modernity.
The idea of taking an afternoon off, no speaking to people, no consumption, in order to slow down reminds me of Vipassana.
The skills that will matter in the future will be things like judgement, taste, the ability to make connections across disciplines, story telling and moral/ethical reasoning
The keys: Meditation. Silence. Solitude. Yoga. Long walks. Sweating. Sleep discipline. Nature. Disconnection. Contemplation. Healthy discourse.
William Blake poem, see last line;
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.
The individual and
« People are less weird today…we are in a recession of mischief, a crisis of conventionality, and epidemic of the mundane»
« Creativity is just deviance put to good use »
Makes me think of Anarchy Calaesthenics
Our appetite for life is so big that living just one life doesn’t always feel like enough. We want to know what other people’s lives are like, and we want other people to live some of our lives, too.
Blackbird Spyplane • This life gives you nothing
To me, the key to keeping taste is to be true to yourself. While I recognize that that sentiment would be more appropriate on a wine mom’s wall hanging, it is surprisingly hard. When no one cares about you and you make objects for the simple joy of creation, you’re under no pressure to conform your taste to anyone. When your audience grows—when... See more
Evan Armstrong • The Art of Scaling Taste
The individual and