So I’d be ending this version of my consciousness. It’s akin to death really. But sure, why not, $1B for my kids and partner and some younger dumber version of me sounds like a win overall.
Flat white nonfat milk and a baguette from the bakery next door.
I still tell my kids to not trust strangers from the Internet.
Quite a few of those X things turned out to not work so well after a time anyway! Let’s make new things that don’t work instead of the same old things that don’t work.
💯 LARPing. I think about this often. Sounds like a great talk. The qualities I value most in people are things like authenticity, honesty, kindness, humor, curiosity, generosity. But I’ve found those qualities tend to limit leader advancement in large orgs.
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Maybe apply your productivity anxiety to understanding the origin and meaning of your productivity anxiety. Therapy, drugs, writing, long walks, self-help books, etc. I find intentional introspection helps me form a narrative foundation necessary for embracing or changing parts of myself.
No, I prefer messy dynamic imperfect weirdness. Bazaar > cathedral.
We need a single mid mode that annoys everyone equally.
So large now too. I’d love to see a little electric truck with the form factor of an 80s Toyota or Datsun.
Remarkable (truly). I imagine he spent significant time in those kinds of locations.
Currently reading. It leads through liminal locations in Mexico and the (antebellum) Southwestern U.S, a harsh, stark, beautiful landscape with complicated history and shocking violence. The characters and their experiences take time to unfold. Looking at actual geography has helped me frame/track the story.
Trying to understand the geography of Blood Meridian.
Sure, but don’t let go of the analytical part. That’s needed to be a self-aware, complex person. It’ll influence direction by laying out the criteria for your gut.
It’s hard to move forward from a full analysis paralysis. It is easier to keep moving once you’ve committed to a direction.
Everything is arbitrary and under-constrained if you take too long with it. It’s like saying the same word over and over until it sounds weird. You’ll need to be split-brained, with a nerdy confused mode as existential conscience, but also a jocky action mode pushing forward based on “gut” assessment.
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