On Shutting Down
It makes sense that founders and investors spend so much time talking about things that go well. If we spent all of our time dwelling on the companies that failed, we wouldn’t have time for much else.... »
It makes sense that founders and investors spend so much time talking about things that go well. If we spent all of our time dwelling on the companies that failed, we wouldn’t have time for much else.... »
minah posted an update 6 months ago
很小的时候,自己就很想成为一名园丁。
minah posted an update 6 months ago
有一首歌竟然叫《风吹蛋壳》
minah posted an update 6 months ago
在这么遥远的地方,还有几个老同学,也是非常难得。虽然离的很近,一年会大聚一次。今天是时隔一年半再次相聚。以前我们还是二十多岁,一起出去玩,现在转眼快四十岁了。我们都来自工程学院,却做着不同的工作。偶尔会有大学同学来大连出差,大家也会聚一聚,聊一聊,好像学校一样,无拘无束,胡说八道,没有边界。
minah posted an update 6 months ago
被方便驯化之后,我们的身体也会寻找更节省体力,更方便的行为。爬山很累,坐缆车很方便;去菜场买菜很累,在 App 上点菜很方便;骑自行车很累,开车很方便。
追求方便,很多时候是跳过了过程,直接享用结果。而容易得到的结果通常很难被重视,被跳过的过程也弱化了与目标的连接感。我开始理解为什么父辈喜欢种菜,虽然最后的结果都是吃到了土豆,但自己种的土豆与自己是有连接的。施肥,除草,看着它们长出叶子,一天天长大,几个月后变成绿油油的一片,把它们从地里拔出来,揉去泥土,装袋保存。好像吃土豆这个结果已经不是最重要的了。
不便并非永远都是要去克服的,有时不便本身就是答案。当然了,我说的是有时候。
minah posted an update 6 months ago
走在路上,或公交车上开着窗,在这个季节能够闻到很多很多的花香。
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