The Myth and Magic of Generating New Ideas | The New Yorker
A mathematician on how to get the mind into motion.| The New Yorker
Raptitude’s birthday is March 15th 2009, but it was conceived in the last days of 2008. My job was extremely slow and I was aching for both a new hobby and new career, and ultimately I...| Raptitude.com
A mathematician on how to get the mind into motion.| The New Yorker
If you intend to do a task, it will be done unless it can’t be. Trying to do a task means almost the opposite: if there’s a way it can remain undone, it probably will. The tryer fixates on the difficulty of the task, and hopes for relief in the form of success. The intender fixates on success and navigates any difficulty arising on the way.| outofcuriosity.substack.com
It’s become apparent to me that much of my own and other people’s internal suffering is downstream of a lack of self-love. Everything from self-doubt, negative self-talk and self-image, to the inability to connect deeply with others, is a partial symptom of a lack of self-love.| outofcuriosity.substack.com
Letting it all be untidy means dropping my ideas about how it should go so I can more fully lean into how it’s actually going. Letting it all be untidy means surrendering to the pace that is most true, rather than the pace I assume will take the least amount of time or effort.| outofcuriosity.substack.com
You may have noticed it's practically impossible to contact me. I did that on purpose so I can spend my time how I want to spend it. I don't really use email and I have my private message inboxes on every platform closed. And they have been like that for| @levelsio (Pieter Levels)
