3 - seeking intensity
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- Optimizing for something quick and easy instead of something that reflects our essence, we create things that are quickly discarded and descend into cultural malaise.
- It’s why working on longevity is important. If we know life lasts for hundreds of years, wouldn’t we nurture our essence more and refuse to let the world lessen our intensity? We would take time to curate and build tools fit for us, time to truly define our ambitions, time to shape the beautiful buildings that we want to create in this world.
- Above all, create. Write, research, code — it’s only through creating that you can extract your essence and manifest it into the world. Creating is ultimately an act of longevity. Your creations reflect who you are and you yourself become your creations. As you revise them through the feedback loops of the world, you refine your essence as well, waking up one day amazed at your transformation. That’s how you become more intense, more you. When you seek intensity, you might surprise yourself with versions of yourself you never imagined existed.