little tidbits I want to save
clippings, quotes and other things I've found on the internet
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09.02.26
a quote I came across on annie's blog
"most of us think of ourselves as thinking creatures that feel, but we are actually feeling creatures that think". ― jill bolte taylor -
03.02.26
"your body’s health will affect your mind and heart; how you act in the world will affect your body; what you think will impact your heart; and how you breathe will affect your thoughts." - read in the book xiu yang
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09.01.26
a quote I saw today:
“that’s when I started to understand: pain is the storm, but suffering is when you keep standing outside in the rain long after the violence of the storm has stopped.” – patti digh
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21.01.26
“wu wei means effortless action. it does not mean being passive or disinterested, but rather determining how much force is necessary to accomplish a task. it means effort without struggle, actions that avoid unnecessary thrashing around, not wasting energy to accomplish what you need to do in life“ - from the book xiu yang
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28.12.25
"writing is a form of thinking. it's basically just a dictation of an internal monologue" - jamesphilbrick
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12.11.25
“sensitivity is the gauge, not how much talent you have. the most sensitive one will be the artist that’s most in tune”. – eddie murphey
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07.10.25
“if you have to be great at everything you do, you can’t learn anything new, because the learning process is inherently about failing and trying again, figuring it out in messy and circuitous ways. it’s hard and fumbling, and that’s how any of us learn anything at all.” – from the book I guess I haven’t learned that yet