I’m a simple man, with simple needs.
Liquidity as luxury
Must work on this. :/
What David Karp has changed this year:
1. I added a bunch of mail filters.
2. I don’t use a computer at home.
3. We don’t turn our TV on unless we’re watching something with undivided attention.
4. We replaced all of our big squishy furniture with smaller, more designed, mid-century inspired pieces.
5. I carry less.
6. I listen to much less music.
7. I’ve been trying to cook more.
8. I’ve been eating much better.
9 . I’ve been going to bed before midnight.
10. I unsubscribed from Google Alerts.
11. I’ve been much more disciplined in avoiding and ignoring pointlessly negative voices.
12. I’ve thrown out almost everything.I’ve been doing some of the same, including only carrying the keys I need (rather than mindlessly grabbing all I own), only cooking out of one publication or by winging it (rather than from any on the shelves), and being diligent about how much sleep I get (life changing on its own). What’s especially cheering about the list is that it has a Harper’s Index-esque effect in that #5 influences #6, #7 influences #8, and #12 makes just about everything more palatable.
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Jon on what’s sexy: “To be able to read and talk about complicated things is sexy. It’s not just having a pair of bolt-on-tits.”
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-11)
- The Roots (31)
- Kanye West (Ft. Dwele) (21)
- LCD Soundsystem (19)
- Sara Bareilles (18)
- Ben Folds Five (17)
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First hike in a week and a half. Finally. Now back to work. :-/
Cleverness versus kindness
“Jeff, one day you’ll understand that it’s harder to be kind than clever.”That’s Jeff Bezos quoting his grandfather in remarks to the class of 2010 at Princeton. He continues:
Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy — they’re given after all. Choices can be hard. You can seduce yourself with your gifts if you’re not careful, and if you do, it’ll probably be to the detriment of your choices.His prediction:
When you are 80 years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end, we are our choices. Build yourself a great story.We are our choices. Are we building great stories?
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Clearly the best part of this is the accuracy for getting coins. Amazing.
