=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── if you sit down to write and nothing comes to mind, then either nothing needs to be said or maybe you should spend time reading instead. ... okey dokey, time to read I guess. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/765 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── you don't have to write poetry to write notes. The poetics are just practice for when secrecy is intended. OR IS IT THE REAL THING? who can say. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #2 messages/695 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── If your work is organized for mass-market appeal, it means you want everyone to read it. If your work is scattered and distracted, then only the sage would learn from it. So speak your mind, and let the words flow forth. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/1388 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I spend time on Reddit because it feels like a conversation. Well, it used to. Now it's... different. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #4 fediverse/3776 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── whenever repeating letters like thiiiiiiis or thisssss make sure if you're doing K's that you have at least four ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3965 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── maybe some whiteboards and notebooks as well... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/1771 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── if you can't find them when you need them, then you don't have them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 messages/377 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── infinite dedication implies stagnation, don't be so quick to trust. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 messages/146 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── maybe if I slept until the end of time, I'd do better on the way back. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4468 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── oh look at me, typing my thoughts while doing chores. And you all get to listen, you lucky ducks ; ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2480 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── so what if people want to sit on the couch eating cheetos? they're more than capable of something far greater, but of course they are allowed to spend as they like their life. their ONLY life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 messages/565 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── What if we told teachers to teach lessons like "the urgency of time" or "the frailty of life" or "divide and conquer" or whatever ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5782 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── sometimes I post random silly [scary] things to pad out the serious things and I hope that's okay ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/824 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── I once heard that time doesn't pass when you're well and truly in the moment, and I thought "that's not true, I'm always losing track of the moment". ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/203 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: guns-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-95 the article I linked at the end is loooooooong but also so so good. I remember reading it and thinking thoughts... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/2466 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── do as I say, and as I do. or don't, do as you want to. I hope you do want to do what I say to do. I wouldn't say it if I didn't think it was right. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4399 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── ... Dare for the Bright Age, though "don't forget to be awesome" works too I guess. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/3585 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: pol-paranoia │ └──────────────────────┘ hmmmm I should probably put this in "things I almost posted" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/900 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── if you want time to go slower, stop entertaining yourself. "time flies when you're having fun" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4463 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── at this point in time you probably shouldn't be forming NEW online communities unless you're part of an OLD community that just isn't radical enough. And then you should try and MERGE communities into larger, more geographically concentrated ones. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2363 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── Don't know what to do? Do anything at all, and odds are you'll either see an opportunity to do something better or you'll have an idea. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |