Andreas Vlach
@vlach
Andreas Vlach
The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.
– Jiddu Krishnamurti
– Jiddu Krishnamurti
To feel creatively and intellectually alive, you have to stop mindlessly consuming the Internet and start mindfully curating it.
Resonanz erfordert eine Unverfügbarkeit, die »spricht«; sie ist mehr als nur Kontingenz.
Hartmut Rosa • Unverfügbarkeit
Multiple studies have now shown that the Syrian crisis was triggered in part because of the fallout and mismanagement following one of the worst droughts in centuries—linked to shifting rainfall patterns due to a warming planet. Along with the pure and immediate horror that humanized a refugee crisis many people knew of only via statistics, the
... See moreEric Holthaus • The Future Earth
Never before in history have so many people been under the gaze of so many strangers. Humans evolved in small groups, defined by kinship: those we knew, knew us. And our imaginative capabilities allowed us to know strangers—kings and queens, heroes of legend, gods above—all manner of at least partly mythic personalities to whom we may have felt as... See more
Chris Hayes • On the Internet, We’re Always Famous
2. First, ADHD is a terrible name. It's not an attention deficit, it's an attention regulation disorder. There is plenty of attention, it's just not directed towards the things you're "supposed" to attend to, and attention may move around more than it's "supposed" to.
James Stuberx.com3) The Have-To-Dos may happen, but not the Want-To-Dos. Even if the procrastinator is in the type of career where the Panic Monster is regularly present and he’s able to be fulfilled at work, the other things in life that are important to him—getting in shape, cooking elaborate meals, learning to play the guitar, writing a book, reading, or even... See more
waitbutwhy.com • Why Procrastinators Procrastinate — Wait but Why
To see what you have the hope of changing, look out your window.
To see to what you will despair of changing, stare at your screen.
To see to what you will despair of changing, stare at your screen.