Ali (working on the meaning crisis)

@netprojectorg

tweets are usually thoughts to self

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

it's a beautiful day to work on something that makes it possible for more people to enjoy beautiful days

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

Some amusing thoughts (quotes) that made me crack a smile today:
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” @JohnMuirLegacy
&
“The most exciting phrase to hear in science is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny.”
thanks @jposhaughnessy

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

I grew up in Atlanta (suburbs) and to this day always find myself subtly smiling as I explain one of my favorite underrated parts of the city is the rolling forests as far as your eyes can see.

Getting a glimpse during sunrise/sunset? You can't stop looking 😍

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Atlanta is so green it’s crazy. It feels like you’re in a forest the whole time.

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

an interesting idea I came across today arguing that smartphones are symbiotes or parasites.

Not sure I agree wholesale..if applying this perspective, might be more accurate to examine the individual apps

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

“However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.”

banger
@StanleyKubrick via @jposhaughnessy

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

why having a positive, healthy approach to meaning is so important

[Brandon Luu, MD @BrandonLuuMD]

Literally just having a delusional golden retriever mindset measurably changes outcomes and physiology.

Sleep badly? Convince yourself you're well rested.
Stressful day? Convince yourself it's fuel.
Failed? Convince yourself it's useful data.

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

whatever you regret doing something, remember someone else might regret doing the opposite thing.

but if you keep doing the same thing and regretting it...you might have a problem.

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

I hope to grow in the opposite direction. How can my mindset be better today than it was yesterday?"

via @JamesClear

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

useful reminder as years keep comin:

"One of my hopes is to age into a better mindset.
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The general trend seems to become less open minded, less resilient, less capable of handling change with ease and flexibility as the years roll by.

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

That is a big part of why mobile mattered to us.

We’re also thinking a lot about what AI will mean for work, identity, and human meaning-making. More on that soon.

Very grateful to the volunteers who helped us get this into the world.

https://t.co/9IbCkKLEjD

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

We just launched The Net Project on iOS and Android.

A big thing we’ve learned is that reflection does not usually fail because people do not care. It fails because it is hard to return to in the middle of ordinary life.

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

It is your most ordinary and urgent duty."

loved this reminder from

@nickcave via @JamesClear

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

"Rather than feel impotent and useless, you must come to terms with the fact that as a human being you are infinitely powerful, and take responsibility for this tremendous power. Even our smallest actions have potential for great change, positively or negatively, and the way...

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

in which we all conduct ourselves within the world means something. You are anything but impotent, you are, in fact, exquisitely and frighteningly dynamic, as are we all, and with all respect you have an obligation to stand up and take responsibility for that potential. It is...

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

"Beware the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world." @benokri

enjoyed this quote by poet ben okri this morning

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." Shakespeare

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

Amid the lost of some loved ones last year, I believe this quote is quote eloquent and helps create space for acceptance of said lsos without the loss feeling overbearing:
"As long as there is love there will be grief because grief is love's natural continuation." - @HeidiPriebe1

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

"Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are" from José Ortega y Gasset...

a reminder to focus attention on valuable and worthy things

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

"Nowadays public opinion is not the sum of private opinions. On the contrary, private opinions are an echo of public opinion." ... (1977)

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

something better or more ambitious than what they might have in mind. It costs you relatively little to do this, but the benefit to them, and to the broader world, may be enormous. This is in fact one of the most valuable things you can do with your time and with your life."

[Ali (working on the meaning crisis) @philosopherAliK]

really resonate with this aspirational sentiment I read today from @tylercowen

"At critical moments in time, you can raise the aspirations of other people significantly, especially when they are relatively young, simply by suggesting they do...