1745 || “how chill can I be while I do this?"

1745 || “how chill can I be while I do this?"

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1756 || the usefulness of uselessness

1756 || the usefulness of uselessness

We've been taught to view "productivity" and "worth" and "value" through a capitalistic lens. What if we change our interpretations of these things? What if we start to include "presence" and "experie...

1 Touko 9min

1755 || the goal is extraction

1755 || the goal is extraction

The world is so make it about interaction, instead. The attention economy has spent billions making their product irresistible while convincing us it's our idea to be there. Resist your fear of being ...

30 Huhti 9min

1754 || judge your options not your choice

1754 || judge your options not your choice

When I act in alignment with my core values I feel more confident but what if the decisions I’m stuck with leave me with no choice but to make choices that don’t align and dont fit my desired values f...

29 Huhti 9min

1753 || abandon hope, embrace action

1753 || abandon hope, embrace action

CORE INSIGHTS FROM THE BOOK, "FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS": Embrace finitude: Your life is absurdly short (around 4,000 weeks). Stop trying to “master” time; instead, accept your fundamental limitations.Produ...

28 Huhti 11min

1752 || control the vessel, not the ocean

1752 || control the vessel, not the ocean

We can control our vessel, not the ocean. Life’s default state is a little scary. A little insecure. A little worried. A little vulnerable to the elements. The good news is, those scary vulnerable una...

27 Huhti 9min

1751 || shared leisure + communal rhythm

1751 || shared leisure + communal rhythm

I'm slowly realizing that the key wasn't to get "more free time for myself", the key is to get "more free time together". The highlight should be: Communal rhythm. Coordinated leisure. Planned connect...

26 Huhti 10min

1750 || stay on the bus + prioritize stillness

1750 || stay on the bus + prioritize stillness

Build your tolerance for "chill" and "ease" by scheduling it. Prioritize doing nothing productive. Seek out ways to create that don't have a "payoff" and make it anyway. My addiction to "motion" to "m...

25 Huhti 9min

1749 || stop reading for profit and partying for connections

1749 || stop reading for profit and partying for connections

When work became “the real point of existence,” leisure's purpose became for “recovery and replenishment.” This meant the whole of life was valued for something else, in the future, not for itself. A...

24 Huhti 10min

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