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HARMONY
"Don't sprinkle your collection out of sight in a meaningless jumble," she advised. "Notice how groups of small objects, when they are well arranged, become important and effective."
— Mar 28, 2025 09:21PM
"Don't sprinkle your collection out of sight in a meaningless jumble," she advised. "Notice how groups of small objects, when they are well arranged, become important and effective."
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SURPRISE
“While good taste wants things to be simple and normal, joy thrives out on the edges of the bell curve.”
TRANSCENDENCE
“Recognizing that we can find transcendence in our surroundings liberates the sacred and allows us to rediscover our connection to it, regardless of what we believe.”
— May 04, 2026 08:41PM
“While good taste wants things to be simple and normal, joy thrives out on the edges of the bell curve.”
TRANSCENDENCE
“Recognizing that we can find transcendence in our surroundings liberates the sacred and allows us to rediscover our connection to it, regardless of what we believe.”
Olivia Nunley
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PLAY
“The opposite of play is not work, it's depression."
— Apr 06, 2025 09:10PM
“The opposite of play is not work, it's depression."
Olivia Nunley
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FREEDOM
“Joy thrives on the eleviation of constraints.”
— Mar 25, 2025 08:54PM
“Joy thrives on the eleviation of constraints.”
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ABUNDANCE
“In one study, participants left alone in an unadorned room for fifteen minutes opted to give themselves electric shocks rather than sit alone with nothing to do or look at. Sensation is a big part of how the world makes sense to us. Without information coming into the brain, we slowly go insane.”
— Mar 24, 2025 08:06PM
“In one study, participants left alone in an unadorned room for fifteen minutes opted to give themselves electric shocks rather than sit alone with nothing to do or look at. Sensation is a big part of how the world makes sense to us. Without information coming into the brain, we slowly go insane.”
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ENERGY
“It would be easy to conclude that it's a simple matter of preference: certain cultures have developed an appetite for color, while others prefer a grayscale life. But I think the real answer lies in a cultural bias deep in Western society that runs toward sophistication, away from joy.”
— Mar 24, 2025 08:05PM
“It would be easy to conclude that it's a simple matter of preference: certain cultures have developed an appetite for color, while others prefer a grayscale life. But I think the real answer lies in a cultural bias deep in Western society that runs toward sophistication, away from joy.”
