Quote of the Day
693071227894530048
No one can tell what goes on in between the person you were and the person you become. No one can chart that blue and lonely section of hell. There are no maps of the change. You just come out the other side. Or you don’t.
692710029185449984
There was a guy who I worked with many years ago, we were talking about success and money and all that stuff, and he told me this one thing, he said, ‘You know money doesn’t change anybody. Money reveals them. Same thing with success.’ And I believe that whole-heartedly.
692609019176796160
Paul McCartney – Blackbird (Live Version fom 70s)
In 2018, McCartney further elaborated on the song’s meaning, explaining
that “blackbird” should be interpreted as “black girl”, in the context
of the civil rights troubles in southern 1960s US.
Blackbird
Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise
Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly
Blackbird fly, into the light of a dark black night
Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
692518422816358400
Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
692337223029456896
692138005460320256
691795197337698304
691703068894576640
691595470339997696
Social psychologists say people deceive themselves in an unconscious effort to boost self-esteem or feel better. Evolutionary psychologists, who say different parts of the brain can harbor conflicting beliefs at the same time, say self-deception is a way of fooling others to our own advantage.
691467401134473216
Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit. It may be innate, assumed or reactive.
691159483517452288
by James Wildman
691148439025860609
“Many of us would probably like to live with a certain degree of illusion about independent choice and uniqueness when it comes to products that are consumed in public (rather than in private) and possessions that define who we are as individuals. (Remember that indie band you used to like until they became “too popular”?) Although there is a growing trend of allowing consumers to personalize products, choices are of course constrained by what is made available to us in the first place. As a result, our individuality is expressed more through a unique combination of choices than specific possessions. But those of us with a high need for uniqueness just can’t help but sometimes feel that our distinctiveness is compromised by others’ choices mirroring our own. Fortunately for us, we often live in blissful ignorance. So far, I haven’t spotted another person wearing the same jacket.”