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 Apr 9min
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 Apr 10min
1748 || not committing is a commitment
The human experience is finite, but that is terrifying. So we distract ourselves. We convince ourselves that if we just "do everything perfectly all the time" we can avoid the painful reality of life'...
23 Apr 11min
1747 || slow down, you're doing fine
“A world which increasingly consists of destinations without journeys between them, a world which values only ‘getting somewhere’ as fast as possible, becomes a world without substance.“ - Alan Watts ...
22 Apr 11min
1746 || the efficiency trap
“Modern industries thrive on offering convenience, eliminating “pain points” or “friction” from daily life. Uber, Apple Pay, and food delivery services smooth out mundane chores. However, this smoothn...
21 Apr 9min
1745 || “how chill can I be while I do this?"
“You pity the moth for confusing a lamp for the moon but here you are confusing a screen for the world.” - JAY ALTO “The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipl...
20 Apr 9min
1744 || your sign to do some arts + crafts (and go play)
We know that Breathwork, nourishment, sleep, and a safe environment regulate your nervous system. Play regulates your nervous system, too. Touch regulates your nervous system, sensory deprivation does...
19 Apr 9min
1743 || when to stop analyzing
The goal is conscious choices > conditioned responses. Our society bases it’s values on exploitation, violation, and extraction - and we’ve been letting that society convince us of what parts of ourse...
18 Apr 10min
