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On seeking meaning beyond metrics

a brain dressed as a heart will never beat the same way, no matter how hard it thinks about it. ​ Your brain might be able to whip up a five-page single-spaced essay outlining exactly what you want and need in extensive detail, but your heart will always have the last word (and trust me, they will fit on a post-it). ​ Certainty means you’re moving at the speed of trust — a personal pace that ultimately has no record to beat or even road to follow.

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I’ve been thinking about this tweet since I first saw it. When I examine my current and past relationships, it really does come down to this: all the good things are about the ability to communicate. All the bad things come down to the inability to bridge the gaps between us.

…the best way to protect yourself is to maintain a robust distinction between your inner self and your presence online. Remember that at its best, social media is a tool. You ought not let it define you or let it creep into your self-concept. It is inherently dehumanizing, and if you let it in too deep, you will end up dehumanizing yourself.

But social media should be a tool, not your boss and not where you derive your sense of self.

But also there's an intimacy and acceptance there: we take it all as it comes.

But design work is so much healthier/better when you stop telling yourself that you’re changing lives. Websites can just be…websites! And your front end framework or side project doesn’t need to reshape human civilization for it to be worth while. Once you relieve yourself of that pressure it’s so much easier to be happy and to do good, useful work. (I am still struggling with this, leave me alone.)

But one of my favorite bits of advice, which I feel like it applies to every writer and not just folks writing slide decks, is the bit where Russell talks about removing titles from your slide decks. Just don’t do it, he says. A title is a distraction, a preamble to your idea. Just have a single sentence on your slide without the waffling.

“We don’t need the critic to tell us what is good or bad, to tell us what to like and dislike. We need the critic, instead, to help us experience. We need the critic in the way that we need a friend or a lover. We need the critic as a companion on a journey that is a love affair with the things of the world.” — art critic Morgan Meis on Romantic Criticism

“The purpose of poetry is not to learn more about poetry, but more about life,” Robert Bly said, and I believe him. I tell my poetry kids that poetry is life, how they live their lives, how they share their lives. The study of it is the study of what it means to be alive. What ends up on the page is the least important part of the process.

But it’s a beautiful thing to choose and to be chosen. It’s something our culture feels so disconnected from—the deep joy of making permanent decisions. ​ The reason we talk so much is that we have so much to talk about. We are very different people. ​ Within a lifelong commitment, I can free him from the burden of being perfect. Without the expectation of being the “perfect man,” he can be exactly what he is: A great man. (Crumbs and all.) That’s freeing. ​ But for me, I’m choosing to believe the commitment is the beginning. It’s where the story starts.

It’s practice expanding my definition of what it means to be a successful student.

It’s deep work trying to undo the knots — the deepest work. But it’s also pretty much the only work that matters.

When I’m feeling low (often) or whenever the world feels unstable (extremely often) it’s so very nice to return to a few kind words about my work.

• Buy/Stream Anjunadeep 13: https://anjunadeep.ffm.to/deep13.oyd • Follow Anjunadeep New Releases: https://anjunadeep.co/newreleases.oyd • Listen to the Anjunadeep Discography: https://anjunadeep.co/discog.oyd • Subscribe to our newsletter for updates: https://anjunadeep.com/signup Showcasing the future sound of Anjunadeep, prolific Bristolian DJ Jody Wisternoff and label co-founder and A&R James Grant share their ninth mixed compilation together - ‘Anjunadeep 13 Mixed by Jody Wisternoff & James Grant’. Anjunadeep, is the renowned UK label responsible for breaking acts like Lane 8, Dusky, Yotto, Ben Böhmer and Eli & Fur. Ever since the inaugural ‘Anjunadeep 01’ in 2009, the compilation series has been a launchpad for the next generation of electronic artists. Anjunadeep 13 sets the label’s agenda for 2022 with new and exclusive tracks across two meticulously-crafted mixes. There’s label favourites Tinlicker, Lane 8 and Ben Böhmer alongside rising stars such as Icarus, Bantwanas and São Miguel . This year, Jody and James are also pleased to introduce Nicky Elisabeth, Steven Weston and Mona Vale, who all make their label debut on Anjunadeep 13. To celebrate the release of this year’s compilation, Jody and James have filmed a special live performance of Anjunadeep 13 at Lake Skadar in Montenegro. Filmed across two 80-minute sessions, one at sunrise and one at sunset. “Jody and I have been spoilt for choice compiling Anjunadeep 13. Our growing label family has been on fire lately, with more amazing music than ever in the release schedule and a tantalising wave of new talent coming through. We’re delighted to have them all on board, and to showcase their music in the mix.” - James Grant Release date: 25th March 2022 -- TRACKLIST (CD1) [00:00] Michael FK - Ashes [02:53] P.O.S - Not Going Back (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant's Anjunadeep 13 Remix) [03:25] MXV, Jody Wisternoff & James Grant - Pursuit Of Happiness [06:31] Braxton, Jody Wisternoff & James Grant - SpaceTime [09:56] Cubicolor - Summer & Smoke [15:15] Braxton (Don't) - Wake Me Up (Anjunadeep 13 Interlude Edit) [16:56] Promnite - Absolute [19:48] Nōpi - Tree [24:29] Nordfold - A Different Life [28:08] Westseven & Ross Farren - Muse Of Mine [32:53] Lane 8 feat. Arctic Lake - What Have You Done To Me? (Jody Wisternoff, James Grant & PROFF Remix) [37:33] Ben Böhmer feat. lau.ra - Erase (Rezident Remix) [40:37] Nox Vahn - Lullaby [43:59] Steven Weston feat. Låpsley - Like I Used To [48:25] Warung - Division [53:06] Oliver Wickham - World Away [58:18] Nils Hoffmann feat. Julia Church - 9 Days [1:02:12] Just Her - Depend On Your Love (Anjunadeep 13 Murky Edit) [1:07:00] Warung - Return To A Place Called Heaven [1:12:43] Jon Gurd - Open TRACKLIST (CD2) [1:16:57] São Miguel feat. Sebastian Reynoso - Hope In Balance (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) [1:22:27] Juno Mamba - Us [1:26:31] Lane 8 & Rae Morris - No Fun [1:31:54] Makebo & Amonita - Back To The Roots [1:38:43] Cornelius SA - Soaring [1:42:08] Hessian - Rain [1:47:39] Anyasa feat. Barbie Rajput - Birha [1:49:03] Tinlicker - Perfect Mistake [1:54:01] Simon Doty - Living Sound [1:57:00] Simon Doty - Tellin Me [2:02:41] Mona Vale - Pieces Of You [2:06:40] Bantwanas feat. Noni Jali - Inthombi [2:10:33] Nicky Elisabeth - Fading (Anjunadeep 13 Edit) [2:13:53] Marsh - Pretty Eyes (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Dub Edit) [2:17:30] Joseph Ray - Changing Lanes [2:22:05] MOLØ - Alden (Anjunadeep 13 Edit) [2:26:37] 3STRANGE & Kenya Grace - Someone Else [2:30:03] Simon Shackleton - Traumstaat (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Edit) [2:32:53] Icarus - Only [2:36:25] Leaving Laurel - Winter In The Woods (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) -- Production - Dream Beach Media Director - Alex Boulton Producer - Josh Stockdale Camera Operators - Alex Boulton & Tom Forsey Drone Pilot - Stefan Lakovic FPV Pilot - Alex Boulton Production Assistant - Max Morrison Production Assistant - Bianca Polizzi Sound Technician - George Pinnegar BTS Video - Tom Forsey BTS Photography - Djordje Zivaljevic Fixer Company - Film Fixers Balkans Lead Fixer - Vasil Markov Fixer - Igor Mitric Head of Catering - Elliot Napier AV Company - RecAudio -- Follow Anjunadeep: • Youtube: http://Anjunadeep.ffm.to/youtube.oyd • Website: http://www.anjunadeep.com • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/anjunadeep • Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/anjunadeep • Spotify: https://Anjunadeep.lnk.to/NewReleasesYo/spotify • Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/anjunadeep • TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@anjunadeep • SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/anjunadeep • Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/AboveandBeyond/ • Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/anjuna • Discord: http://www.discord.gg/anjuna • Subscribe to our newsletter: https://anjunadeep.com/signup/ #Anjunadeep #Anjunadeep13 #electronicmusic

Essentially, deciding that you’re Too Old is deciding that this the right moment for you to choose depth over breadth. ​ Choosing to be Too Old is the selective closing of your heart in certain domains so you can keep it open in others. ​ Not everything that’s amazing is meant for you, and, whether you like it or not, you will miss out on nearly everything. ​ …it’s all about deeply understanding who you are, specifically, and not apologizing for it.

Local-first software is an effort to make collaboration software less dependent on cloud services, and Automerge is an open-source library for realising local-first software. In this talk I explain our motivation for creating Automerge, and map out 7 years worth of research projects that are feeding into this project. Recording of a talk given at the University of Cambridge SRG Seminars on 25 Nov 2021. https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/srg/seminars/

We need to bring back the magic of software because it is the only way to push the boundaries of our dreams. Because it is the only way to give our dream machines back their real meaning.

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I think one of the best (and rarest) feelings in the world is knowing you’re doing something that feels right. I really really respect people who are good at listening to their gut instincts, who are in tune with what feels right and chart their actions accordingly. ​ True resonance between the right people has its own language. It’s incredibly effortless, a warm glow of energy they give you. Some people you can’t help but love. You can’t resist being a moth drawn to a flame. Something in you just knows: these are my people, this is my person. ​ “If you get close to what you love, who you are is revealed to you, and it expands” – Ethan Hawke ​ A lot of my friends are ‘free’ in ways that I am not and therefore they inspire me to grow and change.

Forgetting is part of how we cope with the monotony of everyday life and how we look at problems in new ways. ​ …my feeling is that the hardware you physically interact with, the things you touch every day, are worth the extra cost. ​ We think it’s our job to align everyone’s flow state with their personal mission at the company.

How anything worth doing from here on out is necessarily going to be beyond my realm of safety. Discomfort is proof that you care, proof you can love something so much you want it to be better than it is. ​ The most successful people I know are the ones who don’t take discomfort as a deterrent. Instead, they approach it with a childlike curiosity, take it as a signal of interest. ​ I see it this way: hiding your creative work has infinite opportunity cost – it prevents you from getting any feedback (good or bad) that helps you improve; it silences the variety of luminous, expansive, electrified ideas that seek articulation. ​ The interim between feeling ready and doing it despite the discomfort is where the entire world begins.

The little things you do for others that remind you both of who you are, matter. They’re what define the thread count of the human experience. It’s micro gestures like small smiles, arm squeezes, and “hey you”s that root us in our sense of self

“happy monday.”

“You’ve written the story in a logical forward timeline“ agent said. “You instead need to write it about the feelings you were having. Organize it that way. Each chapter does not have to follow the previous one in time.

…which is to say, she actually asks you to forget about authority and think about how the fuck you feel about the physical world in front of you. ​ She asks you to ask yourself what’s right, which is a skill that requires training.