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Simplicity of the heart is of far greater importance and significance than the simplicity of possessions.
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"The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly. It's not the shattering itself that breaks you—it’s the silence that follows, the quiet space where you realize there’s nothing left to salvage. And in that moment, you know that you’ll never be the same again. You’ll build something new, perhaps, but it will never be what you lost."
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
The most pivotal moments in our lives (mostly) always boil down to the right question, “Can I grab that seat next to you?”, “How did you get this scar on your forehead?”, “What if I just try?”—it’s all questions.
A question in essence is just a way of asking, can I come in? There is so much gentleness in that subtle intrusion - a way to say, to be loved is to be known. 💫
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“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out” - Dee Hock
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You won't find love just because you chase people out of loneliness.
You won't get wealthy just because you chase money out of insecurities.
You won't get creative just because you chase ideas out of a desire to get things done quickly and be done with it.
Love comes to you when you love yourself, invest in yourself, become someone that people will enjoy the company.
Wealth comes to you when you stay curious, invest in your mind, become a valuable person capable of making smart long-term decisions.
Creativity comes to you when you learn to relax under pressure, enjoy your daily life, become someone who can have fun expressing who they are.
Stop forcing the outcome and focus on the process.
Orange books
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One of the best things you can do for good mental health in the long run is, learn the difference between "feeling better" which involves temporary fixes & spontaneity, and "getting better" which comes from taking time to work through your emotions gradually.
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I do not seek an audience
I seek resonance
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🔗 Hues By The Desk - Lofi for Studying & Deepwork
The sky shifts in slow gradients, painting the room with the soft glow of a setting sun. Warm hues filter through the window, stretching across the desk where quiet focus meets the fading light. A laptop hums softly, keys tapping in rhythm with the lo-fi beats that drift through the air—steady, unhurried, in sync with the evening’s gentle descent.
This is a moment caught between day and night when time slows and thoughts settle into place. The golden hour lingers a little longer, wrapping the space in amber and violet tones, blending work with quiet reflection. Each note in the soundtrack mirrors the sky’s changing colors—a melody of transition, calm productivity, and unwritten stories unfolding under a dusky glow.
Whether you're working, studying, or simply watching the sky shift outside your window with chill vibes, let the hues and harmonies guide you into a space of quiet inspiration.
Depth is where brilliance thrives—read deeply, think deeply, write deeply.
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storytelling is the ultimate compression algorithm for human attention. everything else, data, logic, tech feeds into it, but if you can’t wrap it in a compelling narrative, nobody will give a shit. people think they make decisions based on facts, but they’re mostly responding to the shape of a story, whether it’s a personal arc, a company vision, or a product pitch.
if you want to accomplish anything meaningful, the story is the interface between it & the world. get that wrong & nobody will give af. get it right & you bend steel with your bare hands.
- signulll
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Semi-controversial opinion I think is truer the older I get:
There’s no such thing as working too hard. There’s just being under rested.
1. Winston Churchill used to work 16 hours per day in his old age during the war — but he also worked in bed every day until 11am. He had a nap after lunch, and a 2 hour nap before dinner at 8pm before working late into the night.
2. John. D Rockefeller took a 30 minute nap everyday at 12pm. No meeting was important enough to move this out of his calendar.
3. Advice I’d give my younger self: Don’t focus on energy output (working too hard). Focus on energy production (recharging activities). If you produce more energy than you burn, it’s impossible to burn out.
4. The person that is well rested might be able to work 16 hour days 6 days per week. The person who never works but scrolls TikTok all day can struggle to do 30 minutes without burning out.
5. Josh Waitzkin has this concept called the "Simmering Six":
“Most people in high-stress, decision-making industries are always operating at this kind of simmering six, as opposed to the undulation between just deep relaxation and being at a 10. Being at a 10 is millions of times better than being at a 6. It’s just in a different universe.”
6. Eleanor Roosevelt credited one thing to surviving her White House schedule for 12 years: Before meeting crowds or giving a speech, she would sit still, close her eyes and relax for 20 minutes.
7. When Dale Carnegie asked Henry Ford how he had so much energy before his 80th birthday: “I never stand up when I can sit down; and I never sit down when I can lie down”
8. Marcelo Garcia, the best BJJ practitioner of all time, was found asleep minutes before his semi final world championship bout and stumbled into the ring out of a slumber — before destroying his opponent.
9. When Triple H went to see Floyd Mayweather before his fight with Marquez backstage, he expected Floyd to be psyching himself up for the big occasion. Instead, he was lay on the sofa watching a baseball game.
10. Christopher Nolan doesn’t have a smartphone. His assistant manages his emails and he writes everything on a laptop without an internet connection. “I do a lot of my best thinking in those kind of in-between moments that people now fill with online activity”
11. What does the rest and recharge industry get wrong? It tries to sell a magic pill for everyone. Instead, it should always be personalised to the individual. Some people get energy from a massage — others like to do 48 hours in Vegas Denis Rodman style.
12. There’s a simple algorithm for identifying the highest leverage relaxation for yourself: (Energy produced ÷ (time it takes + energy it takes to start))
13. Ironically, if Type-A personalities rest better, they’ll also be happier and live longer. But it’s always better to sell it as the ability to increase their work — and sneak happiness and health in the back door.
-george mack
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When friends ask me for advice, my new default is:
"What would you advise a friend in this situation?"
I listen to their reply and say "that's my advice".
It's often better than anything I could've said because they have more context than me -- they just needed detachment.
George mack
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The corollary of being interested in a great range of things is to have sympathy with a great range of outlooks” -- and that, my friends, is why reading is so important
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A three-question approach to combat procrastination:
"Do I have to do this?"
"Do I want to have this finished?"
"Will this be any easier later?"
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Opportunity only looks like opportunity looking backwards.
Today it looks like risk.
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