Pilgrims and their Stewards
There is an analogy I stumbled upon recently. I found it insightful because it brings together two paths I’m treading on at the moment.
Personal
Expectation >< Motivation
Low expectations + high motivation seems to be a good formula for understanding that there isn't necessarily any contradiction between ambition and detachment.
Essays are embers caught in time
An essay becomes obsolete, in a sense, as soon as I lay down the words.
Cold showers
Note to self: Restricting the amount of dopamine hits is a lot like a cold shower.
Burning out
What’s the opposite of burning out?
If burning out means exhausting myself with work, then I would understand the
opposite to mean hopping joyously between two states: (a) being challenged
beyond my