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Though the player knows his goal, he is not emotionally involved in achieving it and is therefore able to watch the results calmly and experience the process.
“Only if the third necessary thing could be given us. Number one, as I said: quality of information. Number two: leisure to digest it. And number three: the right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“The theory I will present, based on some well-established science as well as some new science and some speculative ideas, states that the universe is neither friendly, hostile, nor indifferent to us. Rather, it is responsive. We live in a cosmos that responds to our actions by bringing us more of the same. To oversimplify for a moment, if we act friendly to the world, we find that circumstances emerge that reinforce our belief that the world is friendly. Similarly, if we act hostile to the world, we find our perspective justified because events arise that confirm our preconceived notions. When we align with circumstances, circumstances align with us. We can call this flow.”
― Living in Flow: The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World
― Living in Flow: The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World
“Clock-time people use schedules that are defined by the hours of the day—the clock.23 They don’t move on from an activity merely because it feels like the “right” thing to do; rather, they move on because it’s 1:30 and that’s when they’re slated to move on.”
― Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life
― Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life
“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.”
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“Metabolism slows down 90 percent after 30 minutes of sitting.”
― Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life
― Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life
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