“The hardest thing about being alive is that we exist as accidents of chance, and the universe does not hand us meaning. Nobody and nothing will give us meaning. We have to make it. And I think love is an instrument for how to do that.”
— Maria Popova
From a beautiful conversation between Debbie Millman and Maria Popova.
“There are two kinds of people after dinner:
Those who ask, “Can I help?”
And those who are already doing the dishes.One sounds helpful.
One is.This plays out on every team every day. Don’t wait for permission. Do the dishes”
(Via Zack Klein)
“You’re looking for three things, generally, in a person,” says Buffett. “Intelligence, energy, and integrity. And if they don’t have the last one, don’t even bother with the first two. I tell them, ‘Everyone here has the intelligence and energy—you wouldn’t be here otherwise. But the integrity is up to you. You weren’t born with it, you can’t learn it in school.”
– Warren Buffet
This graph stopped me in my tracks. Different questions lead to different answers.
Old-school computing has a term “molly guard”: it’s the little plastic safety cover you have to move out of the way before you press some button of significance.
(via Chris)
The other day, Tim and I watched this documentary. (It’s free on Youtube) We were enthralled by the inside story of the AI breakthrough that won a Nobel Prize.
In the event that you wake up
and find your soul separated from source
and manifest into material form, don’t panic.
Your condition is only temporary.You have been selected for the opportunity
of human incarnation.This 3D simulation is designed
to break up the monotony of eternity
by giving you a fully immersive experience
as a distinct ego identity.Your body will serve
as your physical avatar
as you navigate a dense and dramatic reality.
There will be many distractions
causing you to forget your true nature and origin.
You will experience a range of emotions
from joy to loneliness to despair.But remember – no matter
what trials and traumas you encounter,
your soul remains perfectly safe.At times you may feel lost or afraid.
This is totally normal.
If you ever need guidance,
simply slow down your busy mind
and bring your awareness
to the quiet place
inside yourself.On this planet, nothing is permanent.
People and things will come and go.
You will fall in love and form sentimental attachments
only to lose everything you hold dear.So cling to nothing too tightly, even yourself,
and when it’s time to let go, let go with grace,
for nothing is owned, only borrowed.As you walk among
the people on the planet,
try to be a good guest.
Tread lightly. Remember
that you are only visiting.
Don’t make a mess.
Listen more than you speak.
Give more than you take.Don’t keep your soft heart
locked inside a glass cage,
protected from wear and tear.You’ll never make it out alive
and time passes quickly.
So come back with some battle scars
and good stories to tell.
“Doing is being.”
” I think it is more difficult these days to define what makes a good citizen than it has ever been before. Certainly all any of us can do is follow our own conscience and retain faith in our democracy. Sometimes it is the very people who cry out the loudest in favor of getting back to what they call “American Virtues” who lack this faith in our country. I believe that our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities.
– Charles Schulz
Letter to a 10-year-old fan, 9th November 1970
Via What we have got to have in this world is a change of heart
(Thank you Ruth Ann)
The Siksika Hierarchy of Needs is an Indigenous framework from the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation that reimagines human needs from a collective, relational, and land-based worldview, rather than an individualistic one like Maslow’s hierarchy. Community, culture, and land come first — individual fulfillment is not possible without collective well-being. Yes please.
Grace Farms in New Canaan Connecticut is a truly inspiring space, both aesthetically as well in their mission. Would love to bring CreativeMornings to this venue. More billionaires like this, please.
My dear friend Maggie Doyne is an embodiment of love and without a doubt the most remarkable woman I know. I love her deeply. She just made her documentary, Between the Mountain and the Sky, available for anyone to see. (Her CreativeMornings talk cracked my heart wide open.)
20 years ago today I started this blog, with this quote.
That was Tina v1.0; No kids, single, hadn’t started any businesses yet. This blog opened doors. Forever grateful.
I have been a bit quiet recently, but I am still here.
A warm thank you to everyone of you who stops by occasionally.
I enjoyed the replies to this question: People who are bilingual in English and another language, what’s a word that exists in your other language that you are surprised doesn’t exist in English?
These Peanuts Tattly make me happy.
“The ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.”
― David Graeber
“The anditode to doom is curiosity.”
– Ezra Klein
Instead of my traditional start-of-the-year-birthday-intentions-post, I bring you this girl. May we all channel her energy and confidence in 2025.
(My intentions post for 2024 and 2023)
Switzerland based Software Design Toni keeps a List of People he’d like to meet on his personal website. This is wonderful. Thank you for the inspiration!
(via Chris Glass)
Wow! This is magical: a map of the Reddit. Each dot represents a subreddit. Two dots within the same cluster are close to each other if multiple users frequently leave comments on both subreddits. Created by Andrei Kashcha.
The use of the word integrity is in decline.
