"what we do when no one is watching is indicative of who we are" - Jony Ive
"before the rain stops we hear a bird. even under the heavy snow we see snowdrops and some new growth. in the east I saw rhubarb already. in japan in the spring we eat cucumbers." - Zen Mind Beginners Mind
"…intelligent people can handle subtlety. They are not baffled by ambiguous or even contradictory situations—in fact, they expect them and are apt to become suspicious when things seem overly straightforward.” - Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age
“you do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems” - James Clear
“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.“ - Nassim Taleb
"say it with me now. experts are fake, smart generalists rule the world, everything is designed by people no smarter than you, and courage is in shorter supply than genius" - roon
"as soon as we try to unravel the past, then we are involved with ambition and struggle in the present, not being able to accept the present moment as it is" - chogyam trungpa
“..there is a difference between understanding the medium(software) and letting the medium control you.“ - https://x.com/karrisaarinen/status/1999730838280503775?s=20