Life’s complicated. This is just Buddhism 101, really: the only way you’re going to survive in this world and any other is to keep your head in the moment and to become aware about what it is that really matters to you and how the stuff you do relates to that. That’s all I’m saying…
…You’re gonna die. You’re gonna *die*. And nobody’s gonna care which version of the iPhone you used to make something on Twitter, or to go and post about your bowel movement on Facebook. And I’m not even talking about legacy; I’m talking about the fact that I personally feel most alive when I’m making something, and I feel least alive when I’m being led around by some obnoxious use of my attention that I wasn’t aware of. To me, that’s the thing.
– Merlin Mann in conversation with Colin Marshall on The Marketplace of Ideas.
This is just the kick-in-the-ass I need right now… Thanks, Merlin.