Presence is far more intricate and rewarding an art than productivity. Ours is a culture that measures our worth as human beings by our efficiency, our earnings, our ability to perform this or that. The cult of productivity has its place, but worshipping at its altar daily robs us of the very capacity for joy and wonder that makes life worth living.
We are a collage of our interests, our influences, our inspirations, all the fragmentary impressions we've collected by being alive and awake to the … - Maria Popova
We are a collage of our interests, our influences, our inspirations, all the fragmentary impressions we've collected by being alive and awake to the …
- Maria Popova
To understand and be understood, those are among life's greatest gifts, and every interaction is an opportunity to exchange them - Maria Popova
To understand and be understood, those are among life's greatest gifts, and every interaction is an opportunity to exchange them
In order for us to truly create and contribute to the world, we have to be able to connect countless dots, to cross-pollinate ideas from a wealth of … - Maria Popova
In order for us to truly create and contribute to the world, we have to be able to connect countless dots, to cross-pollinate ideas from a wealth of …
Be generous with your time and your resources and with giving credit and, especially, with your words. It's so much easier to be a critic than a cele… - Maria Popova
Be generous with your time and your resources and with giving credit and, especially, with your words. It's so much easier to be a critic than a cele…
Be curious. Be constantly, consistently, indiscriminatel y curious. - Maria Popova
Be curious. Be constantly, consistently, indiscriminatel y curious.
Curation is more than packaging-it is to help readers [discern] what is important in the world. - Maria Popova
Curation is more than packaging-it is to help readers [discern] what is important in the world.
When people tell you who they are, Maya Angelou famously advised, believe them. Just as importantly, however, when people try to tell you who you are… - Maria Popova
When people tell you who they are, Maya Angelou famously advised, believe them. Just as importantly, however, when people try to tell you who you are…
This is the power of art: The power to transcend our own self-interest, our solipsistic zoom-lens on life, and relate to the world and each other wit… - Maria Popova
This is the power of art: The power to transcend our own self-interest, our solipsistic zoom-lens on life, and relate to the world and each other wit…
Life is a continual process of arrival into who we are. - Maria Popova
Life is a continual process of arrival into who we are.
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