Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
Hoje eu também tomei minha vitamina de banana com chocolate. Agora só me resta uma banana e vou precisar ir ao mercado comprar mais. Sábado de carnaval. Tive a ideia de sair pra vir num show do Nei Lopes no Sesc Pompeia e, com ingresso comprado, não poderia voltar atrás. Poderia, mas perderia 21 reais (viva o Sesc). E…
Guy who wears suit Or try to impress everyone everyday at uni Thinking of life What did they turn out to be? Did they follow the system or they started something else for themselves as well? Do I actually want to just show my face to work? Ideas are forged - not created. Work on it and start day by day - and you…
Apparently sleeping is really good for when you are sick, so thats what I'm gonna go do now, I'll tell you guys how it goes or if it works :) byeeeee
Louis Pereira, Nicheless founder, wrote recently that we shouldn't over-congratulate ourselves on our choices because they are shaped by the people we happen to spend time with. I agree, but the influence of chance on our choices goes well beyond the company we keep. I was idling in London after graduating from law…
Giving a hand to those who need it without expecting anything creates a domino effect of people that want to help you. A week ago I thought I was gonna be left alone is this country with no one to go to when Im struggling, I was anxious about it, specially because I had to move my bed up 4 floors. During this week, 3…
I always carry pieces of the people I’ve lost with me. Lovers, friends and even some strangers. They reside in me. I have never been great at showing emotion or telling people how much they mean to me. But I miss them dearly. Each and everyone who added to my life. Even those from what feels like ages ago. It’s not…
AhhA an unexpected result from design presents itself as 'pure' dynamic creation. the next step for many is to panic or deem that design a failure. i like to think of it in terms of post-rationalization. now that design can succeed in a new form to tell more stories...
The world is changing too fast. I'm not sure what the turning point was, but I went from thinking of people as old school, to realising that I'm finding it hard to keep up with the times. Social media is a constant reminder of this. A few years ago, I consoled myself that it was ok to stay off the gram as the negative…
When a technologist designs a solution for a specific community, particularly one they live in, unintended consequences are more manageable. But when that same solution is massively scaled, we have to carefully consider three concepts: 1. The technologies we create reflect what we value, but they don’t necessarily…
Observe Frequently Notice Dispassionately Accept Realistically Evaluate Creatively Reflect Broadly Value Accurately Embrace Gratefully Adjust Accordingly https://jeffdoolittle.com/2022/02/28/mindfulness/
...sometimes. Unless half the city is tryna go where you’re going and the traffic is insane. To which I say, adventure is not out there. Pls hang up and try again tmrw.
Our current understanding of biology suggests that telomeres play a role in protecting genetic information during the replication process. During every cell division, the protective ends of every strand of DNA are shortened just a bit, protecting the important stuff from damage. If memes are analogous to genes as the…
I want more harmony. That feeling of recognition when these are fitting into place. I want that joy of knowing that I am exactly where I am supposed to be. I want that specificity... The knowing that my life is of a unique design. Co-created with God. Joyful. Full of peace. Not void of pain.. But under-girded by the…
i feel like ppl who doesn't know how to write, write "poetry" i want to try reading the bell jar even tho i'm against reading books by depressed people since depressed people can only speak from the point of view that life is pointless but i want to know what the fuss is about and i want to know how to dismiss it in…
讲干话谁不会说? 收买人心 说话技巧 跟逻辑思维 才是王者 Knows peoples intelligence Think of high school - people listens to people like E or outspoken people more Now in adult working life - imagine why you would talk to JJ but not Aug It’s because he’s there for you to listen And people tend to go to the weaker person more if you think about…
Lately, I've been reminiscing about my past experience in the school system, and one of the common themes that I keep coming back to is the sheer tolerance of prideful incompetence, e.g., being wrong in a loud way. Arguing loudly when you're wrong is, in a way non-threatening to the teacher, they're right at the end…
Do you lie awake at night thinking of all the bad stuff happening in your life? Everyone’s brain is wired for a negative bias. We talk about the negative more. We remember the negative first. We all go through negative experiences. Their sources come from emotions, poor decisions, and mistakes. Some of these…
when i see my piano videos i think "i want to get back on land and keep playing the piano" sigh we don't have one of THOSE yachts with the pianos and if we did we wouldn't have an acoustic because of the humidity why can't all the best parts of life join in one moment and why can't that moment last an eternity until…
A short one about an interesting sliding doors moment. Louis Menand’s 2021 review in the New Yorker of Glenn Frankel’s “Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic” contained a brilliant tidbit. It's believed that a key element contributing to the mood of Midnight…
Forget your brand for a minute. Think of your personal life, and your own friend circle. Now you obviously don't meet all of them every single day. You probably live close to a few and end up meeting them more often, some you might call for coffee meet ups, one might be your perfect shopping buddy, and some might be…
i’ve been rejected so many times in the last year or so. Countless job apps, applied to accelerators for funding, no nothing in return, even reached out to contacts. Nope. Gotten kinda numb these days. Must not lose hope. Maybe better days are ahead..
The magical feeling of New York City just before race day on Sunday is incredible. People from all over the world coming together for a spectacular challenge. Wonderful! nycmarathon2022
The slow start, quiet open windows and fresh morning air. Delight.
Why do many new age hippies interpret the Buddha's teachings in the wrong way? The moment the Buddha was dying, people were lining up for him. He was sitting under the bodhi tree where he reached his enlightenment. Ready to leave his physical body behind. A man appeared from the crowd and tried to ask the Buddha a…
my eyes hurt from reading all night, my mind having grown imperceptibly rich, lacking focus. i think so little about my own life now, because of how much i involve myself in other people's business/thoughts TO BE HONEST. i think 76% of the rationale for reading is "I need to read if I want to write" and why do i want…
Hoje eu recebi meu salário. Adoro ser CLT. Antes disso, há alguns dias, recebi o valor referente às minhas férias. Paguei contas minhas, da minha mãe. Adiantei o valor do caixa do casal de março e vou adiantar a parcela da pós também do mês que vem para este. Paguei o outro caixinha, paguei aluguel, condomínio, gás,…
i hate how much i loved your laugh. i hate how lonely all of this growth feels. i hate that you never celebrated my hard work. i hate that i tried. i hate that i loved your car. i hate that i loved every bit of that part of you that made me hate myself. i hate that i stayed. i hate that i waited while your mouth…
Im eating a Ferrero rocher chocolate bar (YES THAT EXISTS; at least in italy) and drinking coconut milk (to prevent Alzheimers) The sugar is diminishing the effects, unfortunately, maybe. And I’m watching a short film on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KORZf5JL1hU And it is raining Hit me, inspiration. Just…
(original: 2006 March 29) ... o.k., susan ... i'll play Four jobs you have had in your life: 1. smaller leather goods salesperson in dept. store 2. plastic lid putter-onner for canned food stuff 3. junior chemist (summer) 4. working for the voices in my head Four movies you would watch over and over: 1. shawashank…
Doing some research tonight, but came across this helpful commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:22-23 from St John Chrysostom (Homily 39): "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." What then? Tell me; did all die in Adam the death of sin ? How then was Noah righteous in his generation? And how…
Today I had a goodbye dinner with my parents at a nice restaurant, before leaving for San Francisco tomorrow. It was the same restaurant where we have been for a goodbye dinner nearly exactly two years ago, before I left for my exchange semester to Taiwan. It felt melancholic to have a similar moment again. And it…
The notion of an 'efficient' market is one that you would have probably come across often. What exactly does that mean? In most theoretical models of the modern market-economy, resources (money, goods, etc.) are deployed by their owners towards their most productive uses. Any under-utlilisation of resources creates an…
We often sign up for tasks without considering whether we'll be able to show up with full intention. We think about how fun or exciting it'll be to experience something. Soon enough, we begin to wonder - did we even think clearly? The sudden responsibility to be fully present is daunting. But we get baited by the rush…
UPDATE: on plagiarism in book - https://christinaluo.substack.com/p/writer-enough --- In February 2023, there was a prompt topic - Celebrating Tiago - in the BASB (Building a Second Brain) Circle community as Cohort 16 was closing. EXCERPT "To commemorate an end to this era, we would like to invite all members to…
If a person finds oneself free & feeling blues on a sunday eve. Do cleaning (within one's own house), till the dirtiest things left in the place is you yourself. Put some music on. You can listen to any avant garde music you like. My recommendation is a nice KK playlist. Then clean yourself physically (again, within…
i have been thinking of my design ethos. i find the best way to develop is by listening to mentors. they way the speak. the way the create. the language they present. all have underlying fundamentals which can be adapted to my own thinking. i believe this is how to truly think outside-of-the-box...
after coming back from indonesia, and having thoroughly enjoyed the people there, i feel WEIRDLY more /japanese/ than ever (having no japanese heritage whatsoever) what i mean is that the "weird" desires arising in the hearts of a people who have been increasingly burdened by capitalistic demand, materialistic…
Non-monetized. Is that even a term? I was recently creating a page on my Notion called "leisure + fun". It basically has 1 database with all my hobbies and leisure activities. But I soon realized that there's only one hobby or leisure activity that I regularly enjoy doing and haven't monetized. That's reading books.…
Being okay with not being okay. Contradiction? Kinda. Really it’s different layers. Maybe you’re not okay at one level, but if the higher level is okay with it, then on the whole, you’ll feel okay. Maybe your bank account is zero. Is that a problem? Yes of course, but an equally correct answer is: Only if you treat it…
People has so many topics outside of work. You gotta have life outside work or feel energetic & interested to go outside to enjoy life. Now I’m feeling like it a bit - I like going outdoors and explore Or just listen to conversations That’s how you get to like know more perspectives and more things It’s pretty…
I do like the restraint. I do enjoy the anonymity. I do love writing. Think I’ll stay and play a while.
Emotionally-charged, moralizing content wins the virality lottery most often: - For each "moral-emotional word" used, content receives between 17-24% more engagement. - Moral anger and disgust increase virality across the political spectrum. - Content that’s written in more divisive, inflammatory language is…
For a change, I'm not fishing for a topic in the river of my thoughts. I was thinking about the idea of feeling heard today. In fact, I got thinking about it when I first interned as a journalist. I spent most days in those two months running from pillar to post, attending press meetings, gathering 'newsbites' from…
Every time something bad happens to me i always think about how i could have avoided it had i known all the intricacies of the problem. I think i wish i consulted people apriori. As it is often said hindsight is the best insight. Another perspective to this is had i known all the intricacies would i be putting myself…
...a place where you get to write just 300 words. Nice. Just capture what's on the mind. A snapshot. First impression: Nice, neat, uncluttered. Reminds me of blank paper on typewriter, minus any other prompts. No random feeds and hashtags, pulls or pressures. What way will this go?
Heya! I have always wanted to come back and write and reflect here more. Rather than committing myself to lofty targets, I plan to be intentionally inconsistent here and writing here only when something strikes me so hard that I cannot stop writing about it. So what's something now that I cannot shut up about it? I…
Being more with my thoughts, I have come to a realisation how the entire world functions. We want instant results so much that companies have built a business model around it. Consumers don't realise the downside of this. Yes, it has made building things easier but at a cost of short span, short goals and living life…
In the late 1990s, the most visited website for many Indians, especially NRIs, was samachar.com. It provided single-point, free online access to most major national newspapers. A quarter of a century later, and the online Indian news landscape is unrecognisable. Some of the best, most honest journalism in India today…
