<aside> 🐘 A collection of the 3 Pieces of Content I've found the most valuable this week on the internet, with some reflections, key lessons, and why they can add value to our lives. Plus, one thought-provoking quote. I believe in intentionally choosing the content we consume, especially on the internet, in an era in which the amount of content we expose ourselves to can consume us, if we are not mindful enough.
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"Not having email today would be the equivalent of not having a phone number—you’d have to be really doing your own thing to go there."
This post by Wait But Why gathers some elephant-in-the-brain aspects of email interactions and packs them in one, rather hilarious post.
11 Awkward Things About Email - Wait But Why
Rupture and repair is a foundational "risk" of every relationship, according to psychotherapy. And although the intensity and frequency of rupture may vary widely, good repair relies on four fundamental skills:
The Ability to Apologize
The ability to forgive: no such thing as evil people (avoid dichotomous thinking)
The ability to teach
The ability to learn: the good repairer is ultimately a good learner.
KINTSUGI (Japanese philosophy of displaying mended vases and pots as an ode to repair and its relevance in life).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgQvqi6aYD8
Phd Pietro Boselli dives into the topic of love, in depth. Looking at it from a scientific perspective, due to the fact, as explained in the video, despite we love to think about love from a romantic, and heart-driven perspective.
Love is a primary motivational system (like hunger), where three main "ingredients" come into heavy play: lust, attraction, attachment.