vanity

thinking in systems. rebel at heart.

[priscilla @seashell_luvr]

The amount of glamour it takes to be a beautiful woman, even a “naturally beautiful” woman with little to no makeup and je nais se quois spirit, is a lot more than you think. Because glamour is not just makeup, perfume, or fancy clothes, but a way of self-perception, a method of manipulating light and energy

[du @thedulab]

Most relationship problems are ultimately just a lust for life problem. Gf/wife unhappy, kids distant, some disconnect with the family etc. You try to solve the discomfort through tangible achievement. Think it's because you're not making enough, providing enough, "successful" enough

You need to upsize the house, upgrade the vacations, perform more, show off more. Not realizing that this comparison based expectation you created in your mind and how it subsequently causes you to behave is exactly what's causing the problems in the first place

Meanwhile the only problem is just a severe lack of vitality. You're boring and moody and see reality as an obligation and take yourself way too seriously. You're not a beacon of energy, you don't inspire the people around you, you don't inject wonder and curiosity into their lives. There's no adventure, no spontaneity, no presence. You lost their love because you lost the love for yourself

[Big Tee @societyhatestee]

i don't think people realize how attractive emotional gentleness is.

[𝕯𝖞𝖑𝖆𝖓™ @Dylanszn01]

I’ve just heard a woman call the man she was arguing with a “cognitive minimalist” and I’m not sure the English language has anything left to give after that.

[ₕₐₘₚₜₒₙ @hamptonism]

your appearance is literally game theory.

[Samrah @_Chemist1]

Intellectual conversation is perhaps the most seductive and dangerous form of attraction.

[Cyan Banister @cyantist]

There’s a strange paradox to living with an abundance mindset: sometimes having too much to give becomes painful when you have nowhere to put it.

Love, curiosity, generosity, wonder. They accumulate, looking for somewhere to go.

I’ve discovered that abundance can create its own peculiar form of suffering. The irony isn’t lost on me.

I’m working through this in my mindfulness practice. Learning that not everything I have to give must be given immediately. Sometimes abundance is something to sit with, not something to spend.

[alexei @alexeixbt]

6 highest forms of intelligence: pattern recognition, delusional optimism, quiet discernment, strategic detachment, deep curiosity, and metacognition.

[T @dfwtee_]

i fear that i understand perspective so well that i end up erasing my own valid anger.

[Summie's write @RuthSummie]

I learned something very beautiful today. In French, “bibliothèque intérieure” means your “inner library” the invisible shelf you carry inside, filled with every story that’s ever shaped you.

[Bojan Tunguz @tunguz]

Physics is the final boss.

[m̃ @hexesandspell]

Nothing sexier than intellectual violence delivered in a calm voice.

[47 @47djv]

Till disrespect do us part

[grace @gracefishlove]

You’re seriously not even going to heart react to my message

[m̃ @hexesandspell]

Alignment is such a strange flex because nobody can see what suddenly makes sense to you.

[Tivadar Danka @TivadarDanka]

In mathematics, you will be rewarded more for your tolerance to temporary confusion than you will be for your intelligence.

[abee?🦉 @abeeszn]

i think my purpose in life is to do whatever the fuck i want honestly

[jake villainhaal @jakevillainhaal]

I just saw someone say "maroon is navy red" and it fucked with my brain a little bit

[Gu 🤑 @eroticacid]

hoperism. hope-scrolling

[jack @jack]

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