I feel this is a chat I want to come back to every few months. The kind you want to see from different states of mind and get the bigger picture.Thank you Maria... so much.
Such a gift Maria. Thanks. A few of the gems include "combinatorial creativity", cross-disciplinary and indiscriminate curiosity, extracting meaning from mere information, my life and my living and my sense of purpose. Well spoken.
I try to follow Eckhart Tolle's teachings on presence and stillness. It has brought much peace into my life. However, as yet very little productivity. Perhaps that is yet to come. Although, I am 55yrs old and have been very productive in the past, and perhaps the rest of my life may simply be spent in peace and rest. Who knows.
I love this talk and the inspiring phenomenon of Brain Pickings. Am trying to be helpful here; the idea of combinatorial creativity was described by Claude Levi-Strauss in a broader context as bricolage. Wonderful lecture!!
I am having trouble finding how these two parts don't contradict each other. Maria references writers who talk about just showing up and putting in the work, never waiting for an ideal enviroment to create their writing. Then later she talks about how we have to be careful to not just work and not do things we don't want to do and work can be a great distraction. Showing up but being absent, however that seems like what is required for most things becuase we don't know when the greatness output will come.
The most inspiring woman of our time...
What a wise, kind, modest and inspiring woman! Thank you so much for sharing this!
Maria is a true idol of Modern times. I feel so lucky I found her.
I feel this is a chat I want to come back to every few months. The kind you want to see from different states of mind and get the bigger picture.Thank you Maria... so much.
Such a gift Maria. Thanks. A few of the gems include "combinatorial creativity", cross-disciplinary and indiscriminate curiosity, extracting meaning from mere information, my life and my living and my sense of purpose. Well spoken.
It is lovely to be in the presence of a genius mind. I previously thought Maria Popova was an avatar of brilliant writing.
I try to follow Eckhart Tolle's teachings on presence and stillness. It has brought much peace into my life. However, as yet very little productivity. Perhaps that is yet to come. Although, I am 55yrs old and have been very productive in the past, and perhaps the rest of my life may simply be spent in peace and rest. Who knows.
I love this talk and the inspiring phenomenon of Brain Pickings. Am trying to be helpful here; the idea of combinatorial creativity was described by Claude Levi-Strauss in a broader context as bricolage. Wonderful lecture!!
Why should life have a meaning? Why should we live a meaningful life? Who defines this meaning?
Well said!
we luv maria
It is very frightening to not have an opinion, because it gives space for other people to shove their opinions down our throat.
...like an elephant's phallus?
brilliant
❤
You’re inspiring! 🎈🌺
I am having trouble finding how these two parts don't contradict each other. Maria references writers who talk about just showing up and putting in the work, never waiting for an ideal enviroment to create their writing. Then later she talks about how we have to be careful to not just work and not do things we don't want to do and work can be a great distraction. Showing up but being absent, however that seems like what is required for most things becuase we don't know when the greatness output will come.
When she says shower, what she actually means is the Loo.
...showing up but being absent...
So beautiful & smart...I want to marry her 🤓