Taylin John Simmonds

Aspiring creative polymath | Former college teacher | Helping multi-interested humans write, earn & learn without amputating themselves | Manga enthusiast

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

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[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

My favorite type of person can switch between profound conversations and a stupid joke without missing a beat.
Intellectually serious, not personally serious.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

My favorite type of person can switch between profound conversations and a stupid joke without missing a beat.
Intellectually serious, not personally serious.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

A surprisingly underrated form of intelligence is being able to say, "I see why both sides believe they're right," without feeling obligated to pick one.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

The people I find most fascinating can’t be summed up in a single bio line.
They have 5 obsessions. Had 3 career changes. Gone through chapters that make no sense next to each other on paper.
People call that “unfocused.”
I call it a life worth reading about.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

A surprisingly underrated form of intelligence is being able to say, "I see why both sides believe they're right," without feeling obligated to pick one.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

The people I find most fascinating can’t be summed up in a single bio line.
They have 5 obsessions. Had 3 career changes. Gone through chapters that make no sense next to each other on paper.
People call that “unfocused.”
I call it a life worth reading about.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

Your purest expression was there at 5 years old. Maybe your life's work is to reconnect with that.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

Your purest expression was there at 5 years old. Maybe your life's work is to reconnect with that.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

I want friends who’ll talk about death, God, money, and whatever weird thing they’re obsessed with this month. Then send me the dumbest video I’ve ever seen.
Depth and silliness belong together.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

I want friends who’ll talk about death, God, money, and whatever weird thing they’re obsessed with this month. Then send me the dumbest video I’ve ever seen.
Depth and silliness belong together.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

I want to read serious philosophy and laugh at stupid jokes. Build a business and disappear into a manga. Take care of my health and occasionally stay up far too late.
Rigid stereotypes make boring lives.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

I want to read serious philosophy and laugh at stupid jokes. Build a business and disappear into a manga. Take care of my health and occasionally stay up far too late.
Rigid stereotypes make boring lives.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

You can read a hundred books and still be unchanged.
The test isn't what you've consumed. It's what you now do differently because of it.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

You can read a hundred books and still be unchanged.
The test isn't what you've consumed. It's what you now do differently because of it.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

I need things in my life that don't make sense on a résumé. A hobby I’m mediocre at. An obsession with no income potential. Something I make just because I like that it exists.
Being alive should be bigger than being useful.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

I need things in my life that don't make sense on a résumé. A hobby I’m mediocre at. An obsession with no income potential. Something I make just because I like that it exists.
Being alive should be bigger than being useful.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

I can’t stop thinking about this idea: the opposite of anxiety isn’t calm. It’s creativity.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

The unrest you feel is your creative life telling you it wants more room than you've been giving it.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

I can’t stop thinking about this idea: the opposite of anxiety isn’t calm. It’s creativity.

[Taylin John Simmonds @TaylinSimmonds]

The unrest you feel is your creative life telling you it wants more room than you've been giving it.