Rosano / Journal

370 entries under "thought"

Monday, August 24, 2020

Friday, August 21, 2020

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Realizing that the interface was always creating several layers of abstraction that wasn't necessary to express ideas, at least initially. Work directly with the material.

The word practice is used to indicate a process, a non-binary state, a working towards something, a guiding oneself through the current moment. Other activities advance through directing the body, whereas meditation through directing the mind

[Ask questions before reading the book, perhaps by turning the headings into questions.]

[Explain it to yourself or someone else after, maybe publish your own summary online.]

Monday, August 17, 2020

Friday, August 7, 2020

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Friday, July 31, 2020

Saturday, July 25, 2020

Friday, July 24, 2020

Friday, July 17, 2020

I don't need to wait for the right moment or be in a special position. Bringing myself to a state is itself the process. I can always pause, reflect, observe.

Saturday, July 11, 2020

[Use municipal infrastructure, like libraries, as hosts for technological infrastructure and points of access to federated systems.]

[Go together through every single feature and every button that can be pressed.]

[Welcome new people to the social media instance as you would at your house party: saying a few words about them, introduce them to everyone.]

[Convincing individuals to switch is nearly impossible because of network effects. Bring the whole community over instead: this way they already know many people.]

Friday, July 10, 2020

Being result-oriented puts value on finishing, and so everything not 'finished' accumulates more dissatisfaction and stress. Being process-oriented puts value on movement, and so every opportunity, even the smallest one, is cause to celebrate.

Finishing is binary.

Monday, July 6, 2020

The passage of time affords reflection, which can decrease the likelihood of following through on bad ideas.

Monday, June 29, 2020

To say "I could be enjoying the surprise but instead I regret that its over" versus "I regret that its over but I could be enjoying the surprise".

Sunday, June 28, 2020

In the same way you can say 'Never stop listening to the language, bring yourself back' you can say 'Keep listening to what your body wants, Always be centered in the body, Follow it where it wants to go, See what it feels like doing'

Friday, June 26, 2020

Planting seeds implies working in many contexts, being patient, not sitting awaiting leaves to spawn. It's about putting things out and forgetting, moving on, allowing yourself to be surprised.

Sunday, June 21, 2020

When it seems like the finite resources are burning slowly and the infinite resources are expanding quickly.