the best way to flourish is to retain an amateur’s spirit and embrace uncertainty and the unknown. - Austin Kleon

Don't feel guilty about the pleasures you take in the things you enjoy.

In O’Brien’s words, “It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique.” Thank goodness.

Franz Kafka wrote, “It isn’t necessary that you leave home. Sit at your desk and listen. Don’t even listen, just wait. Don’t wait, be still and alone. The whole world will offer itself to you.” And Kafka was born a century before the Internet!