Your writing always makes me rethink things Amelia. I get a little dopamine hit when I see your substack in my inbox.
2024 was a year of ideological rugs being pulled out from under me too. Not sure if there was much growth, tbh. But I keep coming back to something Ezra Klein said in a podcast recently: that Twitter makes him dislike people he likes, and podcasts make him like people he dislikes. I’ve been coming back to this when my nervous system gets flooded with rage at something- what kind of engagements open me up to people? How can I feed those? How can I move through the world in less cortisol-spiked ways? It’s humbling to lose certainty, but humility can keep us grounded.
Disclaimer: I just read this and then re-read 2 other essays you wrote, so I’m not quite sure what I’m responding to. I love the thoughts on Maus.
Just heading in here to say yeah, that miranda july thing just grates me in the worst way. Also, I only just now discovered you and I'm happy to make your acquaintance. About to dive into the Amelia Morris rabbit hole (your newsletter here on Substack).
"most scientists who study endurance seem to agree that how you feel, whether that’s tired or thirsty or hot or cold or just like you suck at running—affects your performance significantly." I love this and it also feels a little like Salman Rushdie interviewed by Terry Gross. "And when did you realize that you had a body and it actually mattered, too? that its consent and participation in your mind's will is, like, a real thing." ((lol?)) Man, that Hollis quote is AMAZING. "Insufficient apprehension of complexity . . . " I also love how he (and you) talk about expansion and growth. "Complexity serves to expand the personality . . . " Lastly, the exercise of reading the same topic as treated by different publications is such a good one! I can hear the tracks and calibrations clicking and twisting in one's brain during that. *roller coaster sounds, roller coaster emoji*
Hi, friend! I thought of you often as I read that endurance book!! re: quoting James Hollis, isn't it nice to know that somewhere out there, someone else is *also* quoting James Hollis on their Substack? 😆✨✨
Your writing always makes me rethink things Amelia. I get a little dopamine hit when I see your substack in my inbox.
2024 was a year of ideological rugs being pulled out from under me too. Not sure if there was much growth, tbh. But I keep coming back to something Ezra Klein said in a podcast recently: that Twitter makes him dislike people he likes, and podcasts make him like people he dislikes. I’ve been coming back to this when my nervous system gets flooded with rage at something- what kind of engagements open me up to people? How can I feed those? How can I move through the world in less cortisol-spiked ways? It’s humbling to lose certainty, but humility can keep us grounded.
Disclaimer: I just read this and then re-read 2 other essays you wrote, so I’m not quite sure what I’m responding to. I love the thoughts on Maus.
SO humbling to lose certainty. And I so very much relate to that too--what Ezra Klein said. Thank you for reading and commenting here, Marie! 💗
Lovely. I get your struggle.
And I get the frustration with everything being so damn random.
And the frustration (and HUBRIS) when you find out someone you love doesn’t love music, or meditating, or Maus. Grrrrr
Bridgit, I was just saying to Matt that I miss your bread!! I pay $12 for a loaf at the hipster market and it's not even as good as yours!!
Just heading in here to say yeah, that miranda july thing just grates me in the worst way. Also, I only just now discovered you and I'm happy to make your acquaintance. About to dive into the Amelia Morris rabbit hole (your newsletter here on Substack).
Thanks so much for reading, Mary!
"most scientists who study endurance seem to agree that how you feel, whether that’s tired or thirsty or hot or cold or just like you suck at running—affects your performance significantly." I love this and it also feels a little like Salman Rushdie interviewed by Terry Gross. "And when did you realize that you had a body and it actually mattered, too? that its consent and participation in your mind's will is, like, a real thing." ((lol?)) Man, that Hollis quote is AMAZING. "Insufficient apprehension of complexity . . . " I also love how he (and you) talk about expansion and growth. "Complexity serves to expand the personality . . . " Lastly, the exercise of reading the same topic as treated by different publications is such a good one! I can hear the tracks and calibrations clicking and twisting in one's brain during that. *roller coaster sounds, roller coaster emoji*
Hi, friend! I thought of you often as I read that endurance book!! re: quoting James Hollis, isn't it nice to know that somewhere out there, someone else is *also* quoting James Hollis on their Substack? 😆✨✨
This is just so thoughtful. Thanks for writing it.
Thank YOU, Lindsey 💗