Kristína Vitkovičová
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Kristína Vitkovičová
It’s time to stop confusing attention with affection.
About half of my friends kind of hate their jobs, so they're moderately unhappy most of the time, but never unhappy enough to leave. This is the mediocrity trap : situations that are bad-but-not-too-bad keep you forever in their orbit because they never inspire the frustration it takes to achieve escape velocity.
The mediocrity trap is a nasty way... See more
The mediocrity trap is a nasty way... See more
Adam Mastroianni • So You Wanna De-Bog Yourself
If I couldn’t afford books, I’d spend much more time at the library. I’d download them from libgen. I’d physically steal them if I had to.
I don’t finish every book I start. I skim. I’ll read a chunk of a book, place it on my shelf, and then pick it up two years later and continue. There have been a couple of occasions where I’d read the first page... See more
I don’t finish every book I start. I skim. I’ll read a chunk of a book, place it on my shelf, and then pick it up two years later and continue. There have been a couple of occasions where I’d read the first page... See more
Rob Henderson • How I Read
As for how to write well, here's the short version: Write a bad version 1 as fast as you can; rewrite it over and over; cut out everything unnecessary; write in a conversational tone; develop a nose for bad writing, so you can see and fix it in yours; imitate writers you like; if you can't get started, tell someone what you plan to write about,... See more
Some of the best advice I have had is that if you really want to get your head around a topic, read two different books about it simultaneously.
As Janan Ganesh says in his piece, the best book about China is almost never called “A History of China”. He advises readers instead to seek “the universal in the particular”. Small details and anecdotes... See more
As Janan Ganesh says in his piece, the best book about China is almost never called “A History of China”. He advises readers instead to seek “the universal in the particular”. Small details and anecdotes... See more
James Marriott • How to read and why
“Life involves making a decision so the spirits can rush in”
- Sheila Heti
“If you inherently long for something, become it first. If you want gardens, become the gardener. If you want love, embody love. If you want mental stimulation, change the conversation. If you want peace, exude calmness. If you want to fill your world with artists, begin to paint. If you want to be valued, respect your own time. If you want to live... See more
