“Whether it’s money, grades, promotions, popularity, attention, or just plain material things we want, scientists agree: seeking out external rewards is a sure path to sabotaging our own happiness.”
― Jane McGonigal
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Posts Tagged ‘Thoughts’
If You’re a Unicorn, Be a Unicorn
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts on December 20, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Crawling, but Still Looking at the Sky
Posted in Science!, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, space, tedium of, Thoughts on December 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Between work and vaccine side effects and more work, today feels a little tedious. Time is crawling, and it feels like everything is taking a very looooong time.
What better day to remind myself that it could be much much worse? (Seriously, how many movies would I have to watch to fill the time it takes to get to Mars?)
If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel – A tediously accurate map of the solar system
That does actually make me feel better.
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Advent in Spaaaaaaaace!
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, advent, NASA, photography, space, space magic, Thoughts on December 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Today, a public service announcement: The Atlantic is doing a special advent calendar, in spaaaaaaace!
I mean, technically everything we humans do is “in space” because Earth is in space, but this is a little different:
2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar – The Atlantic
…the 17th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar, featuring remarkable images from both NASA’s Hubble telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Every day until Wednesday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of these two telescopes. Be sure to come back every day until Christmas…
Enjoy!
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Be the Tortoise
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 14, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“I deal with writer’s block by lowering my expectations. I think the trouble starts when you sit down to write and imagine that you will achieve something magical and magnificent—and when you don’t, panic sets in. The solution is never to sit down and imagine that you will achieve something magical and magnificent. I write a little bit, almost every day, and if it results in two or three or (on a good day) four good paragraphs, I consider myself a lucky man. Never try to be the hare. All hail the tortoise.”
— Malcolm Gladwell
If you can do more, great, but either way, keep going. You’ve got this.
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Except Art
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, art, creativity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on December 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The point of being alive is that we know it’s limited, and there’s no magic, no rabbit up your sleeve that you can pull.
— Tilda Swinton
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Just Stand Up
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, Thoughts on December 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“You don’t need anyone’s permission to stand up for something, no matter what it is.”
— Madonna Thunder Hawk
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No Greater Weapon
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, knowledge, Thoughts on December 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“There is no greater weapon than knowledge and no greater source of knowledge than the written word.”
— Malala Yousatzai
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Strengths and Weaknesses
Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, creativity, Thoughts, writing on December 7, 2024| Leave a Comment »
If we only play to our strengths, we might never overcome our weaknesses.
— Adam Grant
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Your Life Story
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, inspiration, Thoughts on December 6, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“You write your life story by the choices you make.”
— Dame Helen Mirren
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Stuff to Do, Stuff to Do
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2024, Thoughts on December 5, 2024| Leave a Comment »
We have something of a busy weekend ahead, so I’m going to bring you the wisdom and beauty of the world around us.
That’s right, it’s quote and pretty (or fun) picture time! Enjoy:)
“Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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