mae lynn

writer / mama / teacher / yogi / ubuntu / gemini / enfp / hufflepuff🌵

[mae lynn @ml_walker]

@PresidentDemen1 Any update?

[Charles Bukowski Quotes @bukowskiquoteus]

“The thought of sitting in front of a man behind a desk and telling him that I wanted a job, that I was qualified for a job, was too much for me. Frankly, I was horrified by life, at what a man had to do simply in order to eat, sleep, and keep himself clothed.” ~ Charles Bukowski

[Ewan Morrison @MrEwanMorrison]

The #Disney style was shaped by Swedish Folklore illustrator Gustaf Tenggren. See his Concept Art for Snow White (1937). His style shone thru Bambi & Pinocchio, but he split w/Disney (1939) & got no credit. An introvert, it is said, he had problems w/staff, booze & philandering.

[mae lynn @ml_walker]

@adrianmckinty I already checked out & only show up on occasion to see what you’re doing (and 1 or 2 others). I get it. Cheers!

[Adrian McKinty @adrianmckinty]

a friend of Sylvia Plath & Robert Graves

WS Merwin grew up in New Jersey & Scranton, PA

he was obsessed by the woods and eventually moved to a house off the grid in Hawaii

here's his timely, mysterious poem

Autumn Equinox

from his final book Garden Time pub in 2016

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Between October and February every year, millions of starlings migrate from northern Europe to Italy in search of warmer temperatures for the winter. Their synchronised ballets over Rome's centuries-old buldings entrance passers-by

[📹 shachnevavika]

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

Bee.

‘Night y’all.

Dreams defy gravity.

#bee #goodnight #dream

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

An #apple hangs from one of the moss covered apple trees in the old orchard here. Rainwater suspended below as birds chatter and the autumn breeze chills.

The #bumblebees are all but gone now. Early this year.

But this gift is what they leave behind.
How wonderful.
How #vital.

[mae lynn @ml_walker]

@hubermanlab @pmarca Inspired by this episode to check out AI…

[Oscar Jetson Art @OscarJetson]

Adding a lot of new #dogart to my stores this week... can you find your breed? 🐶🐕🦮🐕‍🦺🐩🐾🇺🇸🇬🇧

🇬🇧 https://t.co/io63LJFbjY
🇺🇸 https://t.co/sslkSzezXp

#art #decor #dogsinart #dogs

[Billy Oppenheimer @bpoppenheimer]

On December 11, 2021, I picked Robert Greene up from the airport, and we drove forty-five minutes to Bastrop, TX.

At one point, Robert told me he’s had more than 20 research assistants since Ryan Holiday and none have been any good.

Why weren’t they any good? I asked.

He said,

“Some didn’t grasp the spirit of the material I look for. Some couldn’t discern what's interesting from what isn't. Some melted like an ice cube in the sun at the first piece of constructive criticism. Some...”

He paused here and thought.

As he was thinking, I understood the implication was that those first three reasons didn't really cut to the core of his troubles with research assistants.

“Without exception,” Robert realized, “they weren’t interested in boredom. It’s a dividing line between people who are successful and people who are not.”

Takeaway 1:

Mastery, Robert said, requires boredom and tedium.

It requires doing the same things over and over and over.

It requires sitting with the frustration of putting in work that doesn't immediately pay off.

It requires sitting with the uncertainty of, am I going to spend sixteen hours reading this biography only to discover there’s nothing in it I can use?

You have to be able to sit with boredom, Robert said.

Takeaway 2:

In another conversation, Robert told me he believes one of the reasons people struggle to sit with boredom is that they have a false idea about the word “creativity.”

“People have all sorts of illusions about the word that aren’t the reality,” he said.

“The reality is that creativity is a function of the previous work you put in. If you put a lot of hours into thinking and researching and reading, hour after hour—a very tedious process—creativity will come to you…It comes to you, but only after hours and hours of tedious work.”

I like this definition because it means creativity is not some mysterious form of magic. It’s something that is rewarded to those who put in hours and hours of boring, tedious work.

- - -

“One sign that you're suited for some kind of work is when you like even the parts that other people find tedious.” — Paul Graham

Follow @bpoppenheimer for more content like this!

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Nature’s best engineering.. 👌

[mae lynn @ml_walker]

@hubermanlab @Surgeon_General Middle class Americans - who are working, raising their kids, and also taking care of their elderly parents - are in crisis.
They can’t afford better schools for their kids or better living situations for their parents - what programs are in place to help before they burnout?

[mae lynn @ml_walker]

@adrianmckinty @NOALIBISBOOKS @Thesecretbooks1 Browsing amazon this morning - surprised & thrilled to see the new Sean Duffy book. Now I know it’s going to be a great day!
Congratulations AM!! I literally cannot wait to get into this!

[Patrick Dexter @patrickdextervc]

What's Love Got to Do with It. A west of Ireland cello tribute to the legendary performer Tina Turner. A true icon who will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, Tina. 🎶 #TinaTurner

[Cormac's Coast @cormac_mcginley]

Sea pink (Armeria maritima) season at the Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

After months of chasing starlings, photographer James Crombie captured this remarkable shot of the flock as it swelled into an enormous bird-like murmuration

[read more, author's site: https://t.co/KvERZZjRUq]

[Sylvia Liu @artsylliu]

My occasional newsletter is out, where I talk about 3 Key Elements to a Successful Story.

I'm also running a #giveaway of @CLiwrites's upcoming middle grade book, RUBY LOST AND FOUND, out on May 16 for subscribers!

Check it out & enter to win the book: https://t.co/Nh8sq1rxW6

[Zack Stentz @MuseZack]

The naval airship USS Los Angeles lands on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga and creates the most steampunk/dieselpunk real life image of all time.

[mae lynn @ml_walker]

@hubermanlab My son has been taking adderall for several years, and he is now 17. Is he now at (higher) risk for amphetamine addiction? Will he need to keep increasing his dosage? Are there better alternatives out there?