“A life that looks good is not the same thing as a life that feels good”
+ the best take I’ve seen yet on the ayahuasca discourse https://t.co/DkUyoKhZ0F
“A life that looks good is not the same thing as a life that feels good” + the best take I’ve seen yet on the ayahuasca discourse https://t.co/DkUyoKhZ0F
To tolerate life , as Gaitskill implores us to do, you first have to actually live in it — get up in the morning, take out the trash, eat breakfast, go to work, get on the train, try not to look too deeply into the faces of the people sitting across from you, walk home, call your parents, pay your rent — and you must do all of this amid immeasurabl... See more
Rayne Fisher-Quann • against narrative
Do all artists have to suffer? Part of me resists when I ask the question. I don’t want the answer to be yes. But I let go, and the answer, instead, is of a different sort. They have to experience. To live and experience life fully because when you create art, if it’s not true and real, you know.
Kamal Ravikant • Live Your Truth
Except most of us have no clue that this is what’s happening between our ears when we create outcome-oriented goals. And one thing’s for certain: without a conscious awareness of the experiences we most want to have, we’re likely to create a version of “success” that weakens us or feels empty. That’s because we’re making the mistake of committing t
... See moreTripp Lanier • This Book Will Make You Dangerous: The Irreverent Guide For Men Who Refuse to Settle
If I’m going to suffer, it better be for a damn good reason. It better yield me more joy than it costs. If not, I will do anything I can to avoid it, and I advise all my clients to do the same.