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And silence is one of the great victims of modern culture. We live in an intense and visually aggressive age; everything is drawn outwards towards the sensation of the image. Because culture is becoming ever more homogenized and universalist, image has such power. With the continued netting of everything, chosen images can immediately attain univer
... See moreJohn O'Donohue • Anam Cara: 25th Anniversary Edition
I built and sold a business that allowed me to retire at age 44. It was called Data Storage, Inc., information, knowledge, and records management is my jam.
10 Years ago I gave a speech about the half life of knowledge to a bunch of MBA aspirants at a university business school. This is the Twitter synopsis.
The half life of knowledge is the ... See more
We think we tell stories, but stories often tell us, tell us to love or to hate, to see or be blind. Often, too often, stories saddle us, ride us, whip us onward, tell us what to do, and we do it without questioning. The task of learning to be free requires learning to hear them, to question them, to pause and to hear silence, to name them, and the
... See moreI heard on a Peloton ride (Jess King): It isn’t that no matter what you do that I will love you. I will love you no matter how I FEEL. And that is the hard, important work.
Caroline Chambers • i found the perfect reading for a wedding ceremony or toast
Re how meaning changed over time, and meaningness and choicelessness
Harmony, Ryu emphasizes, is not the same thing as unification. The work of harmonization is far from simple. We are thrown into a world that is beautifully troubled and always in flux . It is plural. It is differentiated. There are no perfect solutions, simple fixes, final destinations.
Cheryl Hsu • Harmonizing the Body Electric
The best writing prompt for when I'm stuck is simply "be more honest".
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