@thispersonisviv@nytimes "The name "SpudCell" was coined by the lead scientist, Kate Adamala, both as an homage to the Sputnik space satellite era and as a playful nod to her Polish heritage, since potato cells are popular and basic biological models used in educational labs"
I feel this. A loving spouse and awesome kids who I adore (and think the world of me) has done wonders for my sense of belonging. It's like the missing piece I didn't know was missing until it clicked into place. It kinda feels like having "fck you" money, but instead it's a "fck you" family (I couldn't care less whether someone likes me or about earning anyones approval anymore besides my family). Basically I've realized that a lot of my ambition and people pleasing was just a displaced craving for affection and approval, for the love of strangers — which, now that I have a loving family of my own, I no longer need. Wholeness is the best way to describe how it feels. Less seeking, more finding ♥️
@KrisAbdelmessih FYI The 'Shipping Out' article was retitled to "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again" and appears in this book along with a wonderful collection of other essays. I brought it with me on my first (and only) cruise as well!!!! lol
My favorite line from Atomic Habits has been living in my head rent-free:
“It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don’t want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process is to guarantee disappointment.”
"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy."
— George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman