“You don’t have to know what is going to happen to feel comfortable with what’s going to happen. In fact, it’s often the desire for certainty that causes us to suffer more than the uncertainty itself.”
@markmanson - https://t.co/MXxvalSrod.
In this week's MFM, I talk about how a Southpark ep (I'm a huge fan) reminded me of a) the challenges of coming up with new ideas and b) Plato & how he's The Godfather of western philosophy. It's a Monday psychology lesson disguised as a newsletter. Head to my site to read it.
The Hate Click Economy, news media are incentivized to generate “hate clicks."
They are intentionally publishing - without checking their source - what people don’t want in order to generate more traffic.
- @markmanson#newsletter#motherfuckingmonday 🙏
In the 20th century we discovered that we need to limit our body's consumption to maintain health.Our ability to produce food outstripped our body's ability to to process food. In this century, our ability to produce information has outstripped our mind's ability to process it.
@alexmuench Setting goals might motivate me, but when I have a new goal I can't even sleep of the excitement. Soon burning out because I am impatient, and I am overthinking everything.
“What do we want more of in life? That’s the question. It’s not accomplishments. It’s not popularity. It’s moments when we feel like we are enough.” - @RyanHoliday
@erickjones@vanschneider True...
Maybe it's because in the past they build to worship.
Today it has to be cheap and has to go fast.
Nevertheless, there are some beautiful modern buildings in the world.