Sarah West Young
@west
Head of Growth @ Modern Synthesis
Creator / Writer / Chief Procrastinator @ Material Change
Sarah West Young
materialchange.design
ICEBREAKERS, via The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker
Be dangerous, its careful out there
“Cody is not a therapist, mental health professional, trauma informed facilitator, or anything else that would give them credentials for talking about the brain and how it figures out how to plan a day
They are a hermit and a social person and many things and skilled at planning as a Gemini, Human Design Manifestor, Queer person, freak, and artist
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... See moreI can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.
Sylvia Plath
This blew my mind - if a mother’s nipple diagnoses high numbers of antibodies in her baby’s spit she will up the level of sugar and/or her own tailored immuno-agents in the next batch of breast milk. And the spit intake mechanism also co-evolved to reduce nipple chafing
- You aren’t famous. Anything you do or create will probably receive little to no attention, so stop optimizing for a non-existent audience and instead focus on what makes you enjoy the activity.
Want to try a craft or artistic hobby? Focus on mastering the skill and enjoy the variety it can provide. You don’t need to build a personal style. No one w... See morefrom Stop Acting Like You're Famous
- The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play . It seems to describe a life where it’s just fun to be reading, learning, writing, and collaborating on idea... See more
from research as leisure activity by Celine Nguyen
