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How to Pray: Notes on life as a process of multidimensional competence at communicating with reality
River Kenna
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River Kenna
@the_wilderless
real special cool thing • innerwilds.blog
- Everybody wants to live in a laid back Mediterranean culture, nobody wants their repairman to show up 3 days late without any tools, look at the problem, say it’s not a problem, and leave
- "small talk is an audition for authentic connection" was a really helpful reframe
- I was dating a flight attendant for a minute and she said “do you wanna know a secret? It doesn’t actually matter if you turn off your phone or electronics, none of the crew do at all” And I found it so endearing that she thought this was like, an Insider Secret
- Replying to @the_wilderlessEverybody wants to live in a close-knit local community, nobody wants every aspect of their lives ruled by busybodies
- Replying to @the_wilderlessEverybody wants to live in walkable, mixed-use urban environments, no one wants to live across the street from a karaoke bar
- reading Infinite Jest in a coffee shop, chuckling regularly so they know I get all the jests
- biggest green flag i ever got with a girl: the first 5 days I hung out with her, my oura ring gave me notifications every day "You've spent more time than average in Relaxed and Restorative states today! Take note of what you've changed today that helped with that!"“Does he make your heart race?” a girl asked. “No, he makes my nervous system rest,” a woman replied.
- i dated a girl once who put all of her skill points into making friends with big figures in the music scene - & now she's friends with a bunch of people who were big in that scene 10-15 years ago... & it seems like there's a lesson in there somewhere
