This is a beautiful, beautiful essay Henrik. Thank you. I chanced upon your page through a Twitter feed that led me to 'Looking for Alice', which made me think 'Oh, I wish I could write like this' [and just mere micro-seconds ago I noticed myself indulging in 'millisecond correction to fit my words']. Thank you for helping me articulate that feeling into words. :)
This essay is such a wonderful articulation of how I think, and have modeled my life around over the last two decades. And how I have tried to explain my actions to those who are confused (and perhaps offended?) by my 'avoidance of certain people and situations'. This is also something I continue to emphasize the importance of during one of those deep, meaningful conversations as I'm reaping the mental benefits of adopting some measure of this discipline.
Even though I've known about Substack for a few years now, it is only now that I'm in the right mental space to indulge in it. And I'm glad I chanced upon your page and this series to keep me hooked to the platform and hopefully this becomes the first step in my long future association with Substack. Looking forward to reading the next one.
First we shape our social graph; then it shapes us
This is a beautiful, beautiful essay Henrik. Thank you. I chanced upon your page through a Twitter feed that led me to 'Looking for Alice', which made me think 'Oh, I wish I could write like this' [and just mere micro-seconds ago I noticed myself indulging in 'millisecond correction to fit my words']. Thank you for helping me articulate that feeling into words. :)
This essay is such a wonderful articulation of how I think, and have modeled my life around over the last two decades. And how I have tried to explain my actions to those who are confused (and perhaps offended?) by my 'avoidance of certain people and situations'. This is also something I continue to emphasize the importance of during one of those deep, meaningful conversations as I'm reaping the mental benefits of adopting some measure of this discipline.
Even though I've known about Substack for a few years now, it is only now that I'm in the right mental space to indulge in it. And I'm glad I chanced upon your page and this series to keep me hooked to the platform and hopefully this becomes the first step in my long future association with Substack. Looking forward to reading the next one.