Men value relationships more and suffer more from breakups than women.

Too much self-centeredness has made me to post this one.

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, an enemy of the people. It stands in the way of the shitty first draft. It lies to you that if you run carefully enough, just hitting every step-stone right, you won’t have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway, and people not looking at their feet while jumping will do a whole better job than you, and have way more fun while at it.

Alan Jacobs: We all must know our place

It had never occured to me that Garcia’s short story, The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World, might have been about a Suicide.

I have written something about it on my blog.

Rereading stuff helps us more than we know. By cultivating a habit of going back to things you enjoyed, you make the experience more fun and enriching.

Go back, have fun again. Watch that movie again. See that series one more time. Listen to that song again. Repeat. Reread. Rewatch.

Read this article again.😅

John Owen:

Satan tends to attack us according to our particular personalities, moving against a confident person much differently than an anxious one, but tempting both nonetheless. Thus, we must learn our dispositions, for in so doing we are more prepared to avoid the stealthy arrows directed at us.

Finished reading: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 📚 A few thoughts will follow here. I am not sure if it will be what you expect.

The most loving of his people cannot enter into his peculiar thoughts, cares, and temptations. In the ranks, men walk shoulder to shoulder, with many comrades, but as the officer rises in rank, men of his standing are fewer in number. There are many soldiers, few captains, fewer colonels, but only one commander-in-chief. So, in our churches, the man whom the Lord raises as a leader becomes, in the same degree in which he is a superior man, a solitary man. The mountain-tops stand solemnly apart, and talk only with God as he visits their terrible solitudes.

Charles Spurgeon, Lecture to my Students

Solitude is refreshing. It strengthens memory, sharpens awareness, and spurs creativity. It makes us calmer, more attentive, clearer headed. Most important of all, it relieves the pressure of conformity. It gives us the space we need to discover the deepest sources of passion, enjoyment, and fulfillment in our lives. Being alone frees us to be ourselves—and that makes us better company when we rejoin the crowd.

Nicholas Carr, foreword for Solitude by Michael Harris