Peter Shoemaker
@petershoemaker
Peter Shoemaker
True freedom is not about getting an object to satisfy the craving. True freedom is in exploring the craving itself, and seeing and feeling what is on the other side of that craving.
Larry Yang, “The Bare Experience of Craving”
Larry Yang, “The Bare Experience of Craving”
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walzr.com
Riley Walz installed a box high up on a pole somewhere in the Mission of San Francisco. Inside is a crappy Android phone, set to Shazam constantly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's solar powered, and the mic is pointed down at the street below.
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Twilight Ballads for Tender Spiders
Johnny Storm: In the void, you're either food for Alioth or you work for her.
Deadpool: Go on, Johnny.
Johnny Storm: And I'll tell you who 'her' is: Cassandra Nova. A megalomaniacal, psychotic asshole. A finger licking dead-inside pixie slab of third rate dime-store nut-milk. And I'll tell you what she can do.
Deadpool: I'm listening.
Johnny Storm: She
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Kenny Shopsin "You're Not That Terrific"
youtube.comWe all know how very clever and tireless our consumer society is at inventing countless bogus pleasures, laboriously hyped stimulants designed to keep us in a state of emotional tension capable of triggering a kind of mental anesthesia. A Tibetan friend of mine who was contemplating the flashy advertising billboards in New York commented: “They are
... See moreDaniel Goleman • Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
We write to expose the unexposed. If there is one door in the castle you have been told not to go through, you must. Otherwise, you’ll just be rearranging furniture in rooms you’ve already been in. Most human beings are dedicated to keeping that one door shut. But the writer’s job is to see what’s behind it, to see the bleak unspeakable stuff, and
... See moreAnne Lamott • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Best practices are rarely the best — they're mostly just cargo cult common practices.
And as more people adopt them, the more mediocre they become.
The best is usually what most people aren't willing to do.
And as more people adopt them, the more mediocre they become.
The best is usually what most people aren't willing to do.