Lou Knight

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Love, money and fame don’t change you, they amplify who you already are.

The generous get more generous.
The insecure get more insecure.
The undisciplined fly off the rails.

Whatever your dream is, know it won’t fix your life for you. It will only multiply what’s already there.

[Giɴ @Demeter_Erinia]

The older I get, the more I realise
Happiness is quiet mornings, paid bills, a safe home, and people who don't stress you out.

[Jil Theo @theo_jil]

Distraction is the new poverty.

Attention is the new wealth.

[Dr Annie Hickox, Clinical Psychologist @DrAnnieHickox]

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
― Dolly Parton

[🍂 @Lovandfear]

The older I get, the more I understand why people disappear into gardening, baking, reading, and long walks. Not because life got boring. Because peace became valuable.

[Edward A. Perin - Psychologist @DoctorPerin]

“…sooner or later she had to give up the hope for a better past.”
--Irvin D. Yalom

[Dr. Arthur Brooks @arthurbrooks]

One of the biggest misconceptions about happiness is that getting happier means getting rid of unhappiness.

It doesn’t.

Negative emotions are part of a normal human life. They exist for a reason, and they are not something you should try to eliminate. The goal is to understand them and manage them so they don’t manage you. In fact, if you want to become a happier person, you need to become more comfortable with the fact that unhappiness is part of the serious business of life.

That brings us to an important distinction: happiness and unhappiness are not opposites.

Your well-being is a mixture of both. So when you find yourself saying, “I want to be happier,” it’s better to ask a more precise question:

Do I have a happiness problem, or do I have an unhappiness problem?

Those are different problems, and they require different work.

If you have too much unhappiness, then that's the dial you need to turn down. You need to understand what’s driving your negative emotions and learn how to manage them appropriately.

But becoming less unhappy does not automatically make you happier. Happiness has its own macronutrients: enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning. So if happiness is the dial that needs your attention, those are the things you need to examine and build more deliberately into your life.

Think of happiness and unhappiness as two separate dials. Turning down one does not automatically turn up the other. The point is not to eliminate every bad feeling. It’s to understand which dial needs your attention, and then work on the right one.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Marina Purkiss, "188 articles on this man, Jason Arday, who was not a public figure, over 9 days"

"It was a blood sport for The Telegraph, The Times, The Spectator"

"They have blood on their hands for this man"

"They just thought clickbait was more important"

"The Times even had articles on Jason Arday, that was paid for advertising"

"And I just want to call out Julia Hartley-Brewer, you disgusting vile woman in my opinion for what you posted on social media yesterday"

"She wrote: I'm pretty sure Jason Arday's huge book advance would be enough to cover his funeral costs. Give your money to a more deserving cause"

"What is wrong with you? What is wrong with you"

[Peter Jukes @peterjukes]

The more I look at the Arday story, the worse it gets. Even I fell for the disinformation flood and thought ‘flawed and vulnerable’ (like all of us). But a deeper dive reveals he was extraordinary talented (still vulnerable). And it’s that talent which his haters couldn’t abide

[Chris Williamson @ChrisWillx]

https://t.co/RHYlKmDY07

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

The number of prominent figures in British public life who relentlessly piled on to an academic of little public or political importance- and are now seeking to pass the buck- is revolting.

[TLTM @TLTM32]

Now more than ever we need to pass Caroline's Law to "make it a criminal offence, not dissimilar to Corporate Manslaughter, for the British Media to knowingly and relentlessly bully a person, whether they be in the public eye or not, up to the point that they take their own life'

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Wall to wall coverage of a man most people had never previously even heard of.

And what was the public interest in obsessively still pursuing him for 9 days after he had resigned his position?

Cabinet ministers embroiled in scandal receive less media attention.

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Spot on.

[Matt Driscoll @Matt1Driscoll]

Jason Arday was the play thing of the bitter right wing, anti woke press. They were happy to string his story out as far as they could with ‘probe into’ ‘questions asked’ ‘investigating’ pieces to dismantle him bit by bit over weeks. Another dark, dark day for Fleet Street.

[Mrs Kensington @Londonlife44]

Jolyon Maugham Goodlaw Project
Jason Arday’s death.

[Shehab Khan @ShehabKhan]

It was a witch hunt - one that focused on a vulnerable man.

The volume of articles from the right wing press in the last few weeks has been utterly disproportionate.

Nothing has been learned from Caroline Flack.

Heartbreaking and shameful.

[Emily Thornberry @EmilyThornberry]

The hounding of Jason Arday in recent weeks, and the glee with which some in the media have done it, has been unacceptable.

Those with a platform, journalists and commentators, must remember the impact their words can have.

My thoughts are with Jason’s family & friends. RIP.

[In Otter News @In_Otter_News2]

Please get him off LinkedIn...

[Dr. Arthur Brooks @arthurbrooks]

The world’s rewards are not bad, but they should never become the ultimate goals. Money, power, pleasure, and fame cannot give you what you are really looking for. That comes from faith, family, friendship, and meaningful work.