There’s no point in trying to convince someone of a reality they cannot imagine being a part of.
It isn’t uncommon to worry about what kind of harm others might cause — rather than to contemplate the positive contributions we can make ourselves.
By entertaining people, we can sweeten their lives for a short moment. However, once they get a chance to interact with us, all they are able to say is that we make delicious desserts.
In a reality where craving attention and appreciation seems normal, it appears to be more and more obvious that the path to inner peace is to enjoy being underappreciated without getting much (or any) attention at all.
A reason to occasionally swim against the current is because with enough practice it becomes easier to go with the flow.
What good is a paywall for one researcher if another one makes contributions of equal (or greater) importance without any restrictions? At that point, we simply keep evolving wherever there’s less friction…
After completing a puzzle, we might be surprised at how easy it is to overlook the obvious stuff on our way to solving it.
A dictionary entry doesn’t contain the meaning of the word, but rather the basic building properties to set its meaning in motion.
In this current world of ours, there are at least two ways to obtain personal freedom: either by becoming financially independent or by surrounding yourself with people who truly believe in you. And if you’re wondering which one of the two is more convenient to get, you’ll end up with neither. Besides, the actual work only begins after we’ve obtained that personal freedom…
My ability to conceive original ideas isn’t a testament to how special I am, but how fascinating a convergence of different human realities is.