Un fluire di pensieri

In times of streaming and subscriptions for everything, I strongly suggest you to buy a physical copy of the things you love and / or save locally on a hard disk or other storage you own and you can access whenever you want.

CD, DVD and Bluray players are becoming less common so you should plan to buy one now that you can.

This doesn’t mean you should end all your subscriptions, there are advantages in having a Spotify algorithm suggest a new artist. But keep in mind that the music on Spotify could be different from the original album published 20 years ago, that the movie you love could disappear tomorrow from Netflix and the software you use could introduce features you don’t want. And so on.

Own the things, media and tools you love and enjoy them on your terms.

From the Wikipedia page about it:

Mono no aware (物の哀れ),^[a] lit. ’the pathos of things’, and also translated as ‘an empathy toward things’, or ‘a sensitivity to ephemera‘, is a Japanese idiom for the awareness of impermanence (無常, mujō), or transience of things, and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing as well as a longer, deeper gentle sadness about this state being the reality of life.

Interessante articolo de Il Post sulla funzione del Predicatore della Casa Pontificia.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.

Annie Dillard

I’m crying…

A very delicate album, listen to it in a quite moment of the day.

I think about decisions in three ways: hats, haircuts, and tattoos.
Most decisions are like hats. Try one and if you don’t like it, put it back and try another. The cost of a mistake is low, so move quickly and try a bunch of hats.

Some decisions are like haircuts. You can fix a bad one, but it won’t be quick and you might feel foolish for awhile. That said, don’t be scared of a bad haircut. Trying something new is usually a risk worth taking. If it doesn’t work out, by this time next year you will have moved on and so will everyone else.

A few decisions are like tattoos. Once you make them, you have to live with them. Some mistakes are irreversible. Maybe you’ll move on for a moment, but then you’ll glance in the mirror and be reminded of that choice all over again. Even years later, the decision leaves a mark. When you’re dealing with an irreversible choice, move slowly and think carefully

James Clear

To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.

Leonard Bernstein

Always ask, but never expect.

Always ask for what you want. Many people are happy to help—if the request is direct and specific. In a surprising number of cases, something remarkable is possible if you have the courage to ask. Never expect people to say yes. Everyone is busy and balancing multiple priorities. Your request is not their responsibility. When you’re told no, move on lightly and freely. The world is full of opportunity.

James Clear