> “One can't always be magnificent, but simplicity is always a possible alternative.” - H. G. Wells, 'The First Men in the Moon' https://t.co/JzaGmPNXcW pic.twitter.com/QF202bF2BQ [https://t.co/QF202bF2BQ] — Oxford Classics (@OWC_Oxford) May 23, 2019 [https://twitter.com/OWC_…
> Today is the darkest day of the year (that is, if you're with us in the northern hemisphere.)@BarbaraMahany [https://twitter.com/BarbaraMahany?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] says it's a time to "turn inside, to be hushed, to pay attention."https://t.co/…
> "In Praise of Wasting Time" by novelist and physicist Alan Lightman published today! Discover that sometimes the best thing to do is to do nothing at all: https://t.co/FzSYK4vSDB pic.twitter.com/A3hOl1WZsq [https://t.co/A3hOl1WZsq] — TED Books (@TEDbooks) May 15, 2018 [https://twitter.…
> There is a guy in the coffee shop sitting alone and drinking coffee like a crazy person. No phone. No laptop. No smart watch. No book. Just coffee. Alone with his thoughts. — Shane Parrish (@farnamstreet) December 18, 2017 [https://twitter.com/farnamstreet/status/942811563781603328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> Written February 3, 1857, in his "Journal," vol. IX, p.236 pic.twitter.com/QnNnMecEPE [https://t.co/QnNnMecEPE] — Walden Woods Project (@TheWaldenWoods) December 12, 2017 [https://twitter.com/TheWaldenWoods/status/940717834283442177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]…
> "Working while receiving e-mails and phone calls reduces a worker’s IQ by about ten points relative to working uninterrupted." @TheEconomist [https://twitter.com/TheEconomist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] https://t.co/DrLxOMtHB0 — Adam Alter (@adamleealter) December 12, 2017 [https://twitter.com/adamleealter/status/940598016653889536?ref_src=…
> A friend of mine said he didn’t know how long he could wake up to such horrible news every day. I suggested to him that he shouldn’t wake up to the news at all, and neither should anyone else. Read on [https://austinkleon.com/2017/07/27/…
> “Silence is the best art one can produce,” Duchamp realized. “It is unsigned and for the benefit of everyone.” — Pico Iyer (@PicoIyer) June 19, 2017 [https://twitter.com/PicoIyer/status/876797821999042561]…