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The output matters, but the intention, the struggle, the care is what makes it count —what gives it weight.2

this obsession with "self-improvement" is driving me nuts because the greatest thinkers have already shown us that true success lies in being who you already are. gk chesterton wrote "a tree doesn't try to become a better tree - it just grows according to its nature," because…

Curiosity is the desire to solve a mystery no one asked you to.

phrases like “stay strong,” hold no room for the heaviness some folks are experiencing. instead it meets them with the expectation, that they should push through, no matter what they’re up against. in a lot of cases what people need is more support not more resilience.

pick the life you want, and then design your work around it. most pick their jobs first, and then their life is the crumbs of what’s left afterwards. instead, connect the dots backwards. start with the end in mind.