An important reminder from Atomic Habits by James Clear:
“It doesn't make sense to continue wanting something if you're not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don't want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process is to guarantee disappointment.”
At some point, you have to get tired of being the person who keeps getting in their own way. You can’t keep repeating the same habits, making the same excuses and expecting your life to look different. You don’t need a life-changing moment to turn things around. You need to start making better decisions, even when you don’t feel like it. Do it long enough and you’ll eventually become someone you never thought you could be.
Columbus documented the trafficking of Indigenous girls. In a 1500-letter preserved in the Spanish Navarrete archives, Columbus wrote:
“There are many dealers who go about looking for girls; those from nine to ten are now in demand.”
And:
“I have ordered that a girl of that age be given to each of the men who asked for one.”
Activists didn't ruin his legacy. His own words revealed who he was.
The first historical figure America taught its children to celebrate, was a human trafficker.
Colón documentó el tráfico de niñas indígenas. En una carta de 1500 conservada en los archivos españoles de Navarrete, Colón escribió:
“Hay muchos comerciantes que andan buscando niñas; las de nueve a diez años están ahora en demanda.”
Y: “He ordenado que se le dé una niña de esa edad a cada uno de los hombres que la pidió.”
Los activistas no arruinaron su legado. Sus propias palabras revelaron quién era.
La primera figura histórica que América enseñó a sus niños a celebrar fue un traficante de personas.
i love people who are intellectually omnivorous. the kind who can discuss folklore, black holes, bird migration, poetry, and grocery store pricing in a single conversation without getting lost
Expecting sex because you paid for dinner is coercion. It’s part of rape culture. Hope that helps. If your generosity comes with a sexual invoice, you weren’t being romantic ... you were trying to purchase access to someone’s body.
Yesterday I watched “Soul” to remind myself that maybe the purpose of life isn’t always finding some big purpose. It’s simply being present enough to enjoy being alive.
What if any livestream could become a prediction market?
Will her Uber arrive in under 2 minutes? Will he get her phone number? Will he score the next goal?
Markets that have never existed before...
until now.