Changing the world includes changing yourself. Change your beliefs, preferences, acquaintances, hobbies, location, and lifestyle.âDerek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
If you have feelings for someone, and you donât let that person know, youâre lying with your silence. Be direct. It saves so much trouble and regret.âDerek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
Projecting perfection onto someone is not love. You say âI love youâ but really mean âI love thisâ.âDerek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
Most of what you make will be fertilizer for the few that turn out great.âDerek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
Your imitation of anything will be unrecognizably warped by your own twisted perspective.âDerek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
When youâve finished a work, wait a while before you release it to the world. By then, youâre on to something new. The public comments wonât affect you, since they will be about your past work.âDerek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
Keep a counterweight job. Something effortless that covers your bills. Something you can do a few hours per day, but otherwise not think about. It gives discipline and regularity to your life.âDerek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
Donât try to be more right. Just be less wrong.âDerek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
Embrace whatâs weird about you, and use it to create. Never think you need to be normal or perfect.âDerek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
Anybody can look at you. Itâs quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.âJohn Green, Turtles All the Way Down. Highlighted
Bram was right: people really are like houses with vast rooms and tiny windows. And maybe itâs a good thing, the way we never stop surprising each other.âBecky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Highlighted
Why would a soul want a body? ⌠A soul canât touch.âBrianna Wiest, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think. Highlighted
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