Jash Dholani

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It's true. My agreeableness is dropping so fast at 40 I can clearly see I'm on track to becoming an absolute grouch by the time I'm 60, like my father and grandfather before me

Tragedy of the digital age is its obliteration of idleness, boredom, the liminal space in which inspiration and epiphany arise.

that moment when a literal fly changed the history of mathematics

La Rochefoucauld wrote in 1665 that we underestimate our abilities not because we are humble, but because we don't want the burden of actualizing our potential. Better to think "that's beyond me" instead of "I betrayed my gifts." Ouch

Perhaps the most interesting line from "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" (1883): "One virtue is more virtue than two." Nietzsche is saying that modern people go around collecting virtues like fashion accessories, but to truly embody and actualize a virtue takes exclusive commitment to it

There's an ongoing conversation your 30 year old self has to have with your 12 year old self. And I assume this lasts a lifetime. The 12 year old has better instincts and the 30 year old has more context.

Ink wash painting titled "Cat's Interest" by Qin Yang, created using traditional Chinese ink on paper.

We were meant to live with earthy browns and calming greens

I was working at the bookstore tonight with my girls and we were having so much fun that we didn’t realize it was nearly 10 until one of them went to the shop next door to get a drink and it was closed But here are photos of our progress :) A few months ago. Now

This little line from a 1665 book lives rent free in my mind

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Interesting narrative violation: Even SciFi superhero films, which are the most obvious use-case for AI, are embracing "old school filmmaking" instead

Disagreeableness has become the most important psychological trait. Everyday there is propaganda to ignore, psyops to reject, perversities to stay out of. The skill and speed with which you say "no" will determine how far you go

i used to think multitasking is hard, but what's really hard is switching between a mindset that's zoomed-in and a mindset that's zoomed-out