Weekly Sparks: 2025-02
Bits of Inspiration to Wind Down Your Week (#3)
This Week’s Sparks
A curated selection of the week’s most striking quotes.
“We don’t need more thinking, we need to get shit done and have the guts to act before everything is perfect.”
— Cierra Martin, Link
“It’s often easier to be busy than it is to be productive. Busy is a morally superior distraction. Busy gets us off the hook. Busy is a great place to hide.”
— Seth Godin, Link
“Episodic memory is less like a video recorder than like a story processor.”
— Kwame Anthony Appiah, Link
“Apparently, it’s an era where private companies change their rules to ensure they’re in sync with the party in power.”
— Steven Levy, Link
“Life lights the path ahead only a few steps at a time. There’s no trailer previewing the trails ahead, and no flashlight powerful enough to show you what’s to come. As you take each step, you go from not knowing to knowing and from darkness to light. The more we look for a clear and well-lit path, the more we choose paths well traveled by other people and the less we can see and chart our own.”
— Ozan Varol, Link
“Track how your views evolve over time. This can reveal blind spots in your thinking and areas where you might benefit from more openness or skepticism.”
— Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Link
“If you can accept your mortality, you will feel more alive.”
— Arthur C. Brooks, Link
“2025 Back to basics. Clearly define goals. Say no to anything that dilutes your focus. Execute. Continually refine.”
— Marques Brownlee (aka MKBHD), Link
“The ability to explain is being replaced by the ability to predict, human discovery supplanted by algorithmic faith.”
— Matteo Wong, Link
“Global demand for jet fuel was about 100 billion gallons last year, so we’ll need a whole lot of volume from new producers to make a dent in aviation’s emissions.”
— Casey Crownhart, Link
Timeless Sparks
Profound ideas and reflections from history’s greatest minds to bring depth and perspective to your week.
“We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets.”
— Karl Popper
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma— which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
— Steve Jobs
“He searched for his accustomed fear of death and could not find it.”
— Leo Tolstoy, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich”
Big Questions
Thought-provoking questions to explore life, the universe, and everything.
When was the last time you truly listened to the content you consumed—letting it challenge your thoughts, stir your emotions, and reveal why it struck a chord (or fell flat)?
When was the last time this week you paused to feel deeply grateful for a moment life gifted you—and asked yourself why it mattered?
What’s stopping you from taking bold action today—before the plan is flawless or the timing feels just right?
