Nothing exists except atoms and empty space. Everything else is opinion.
quote, by khalil gibran
quote, by joseph campbell
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
teaching on skillshare
I spent two weeks in January creating my first course on Skillshare, an online teaching platform based in New York. It’s a step I’ve been intending to take for a while, and it did me good to dive into that creative process at the start of the new year.
quote, by anais nin
We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.
how to make space in your life
One of the most useful habits you can cultivate as a self-developer is to periodically cleanse your life of the elements that no longer serve you. If you don’t make this a priority, your life will slowly fill up with objects, ideas and people that belong to your past, not your present, and you will find it increasingly difficult to move forward.
quote, by arthur schopenhauer
what do you pay attention to?
If I were to ask you what you spend your money on each month, in detail, you might think me rude for asking such a personal question. But I bet you’d be able to answer me, if you wanted to, with fairly exact information about what your rent or mortgage costs, how much you pay for your car or your education or your Netflix subscription, how much you put aside for your next holiday or your retirement.
quote, by nelson mandela
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
have. do. be.
This is a deceptively simple exercise that has surprising power to shift your mindset. It’s a quick way to get an overview of what’s important for you in your life, and thus is great to do in January when you’re anyway focused on your priorities for the upcoming year (aren’t you?).