June 2012
“In a society in which individualism is becoming rampant, people more and more believe that they are the center of the world. Such a belief system makes individual failure almost inconsolable.”
—Learned Optimism: Martin Seligman on Happiness, Depression, and the Meaningful Life (via nevver)
“This myth that early risers are good people and that late risers are lazy has its reasons and merits in rural societies but becomes questionable in a modern 24/7 society. The old moral is so prevalent, however, that it still dominates our beliefs, even in modern times.”
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As a person who’s always felt shame about my natural inclination to go to bed at 3am and wake at noon, this article is vindicating.
Internal Time: The Science of Chronotypes, Social Jet Lag, and Why You’re So Tired | Brain Pickings
(via allisonmoon)
People always seem impressed that I work nights (11pm-8am) (“how do you do that?”), but always criticize my desire to sleep until early afternoon.
(via pomme-poire-peche)
This is quite literally the most interesting article I have read in a very long time, very possibly the most interesting article I have ever read in my life.
(via gcvsa)
“Some people are uncomfortable with silences. Not me. I’ve never cared much for call and response. Sometimes I will think of something to say and then I ask myself; is it worth it? And it just isn’t.”
—Miranda July (via aequinoctium)
“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”
—Anaïs Nin (via aequinoctium)
“Deciding to get back together with someone is a complicated and difficult decision. Just remember that the person you are getting back together with is the same person who, not long before, looked you in your beautiful face, took full stock of you and all your qualities, and told you that he was no longer in need of your company.”
—~ He’s just not that into you (via conflictingheart)
