#tenets-to-live-by

4:20 Everything you're worried about is going to be gone like that snaps fingers

4:40 Being upset is wasted time and energy

4:46 Your only focus should be on getting better at what you're doing

5:00 The worst reviews/criticisms are meaningless

Genuinely charmed by people trying to "out" me regarding stuff that had print runs in the tens of thousands, bands that toured the world, stuff that was already reported on by Pitchfork... whatever. I am not afforded the luxury of secret shame, guys. Knock yourselves out.

“If he who is organized by the divine for spiritual communion, refuse and bury his talent in the earth, even though he should want natural bread, shame and confusion of face will pursue him throughout life to eternity.”

“Fidelity to daily tasks” is Albert Borgmann’s line, quoted in the same post I linked to a few lines up.