When people talk about the value of paying attention and slowing down, they often make it sound prudish and monk-like. But we shouldn’t forget how interesting and overpoweringly pleasurable sustained attention can be.| www.henrikkarlsson.xyz
The short version is that my friend, in my opinion, thinks about what he wants in a too constrained way.| www.henrikkarlsson.xyz
John Stuart Mill, notetaking, rationality, and emotion| www.henrikkarlsson.xyz
This is the second part of an essay series that began with “Everything that turned out well in my life followed the same design process.” There is also a third part. It can be read on its own.| www.henrikkarlsson.xyz