June 2010
2 posts
Dave Eggers on "selling out" vs. "saying yes" →
austinkleon:
This e-mail is making the rounds. I’d reblog it from someone, but that would seem pointless. What I really like are the bits about the Flaming Lips and “saying yes”:
The thing is, I really like saying yes. I like new things, projects, plans, getting people together and doing something, trying something, even when it’s corny or stupid. I am not good at saying no. And I do not get...
May 2010
3 posts
“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t...”
– Gilda Radner (via Ivan) (via yearofyes)
Ain’t that the truth.
April 2010
1 post
March 2010
5 posts
February 2010
11 posts
Beck - Hell Yes
Great minds think alike →
Told a friend about my site today and said to Google Year of Yes on tumblr. Looks like someone else is taking the same approach to life this year. I look forward to seeing them both unfold.
1 tag
First, care.
spaceships:
I’ve found my resolve faltering since the new semester started a few weeks ago.
Organic chemistry. Physics. Bio. MCAT. Cycle in, cycle out. Wake up, study, go to class, study, sleep, wake up. Bike through the icy cold. Figure out what to eat for <$5 a day without letting my brain wither. Every day is so brutally mind-numbing. I feel like I’ve been swimming through a haze of...
January 2010
14 posts
this is the time
notdickless:
tumblelikeyougiveadamn:
the worst that can happen really isn’t that bad. the best that can happen is that your life will never be the same again. and no matter what, you’re going to learn a hell of a lot about yourself and what you’re actually capable of. and i think it’s a lot.
take a risk. make a leap. here, we can do it together.
Saying and doing
Old habits are hard to break. I can say yes as much as I want, but fighting against my ego and “the known” is difficult, especially when I’m so good at being snarky.
“So, say “yes.” In fact, say “yes” as often as you can....”
– Stephen Colbert - 2006 Commencement Address at Knox College
Yes of the Day
It’s Elvis’ birthday. I’m in the greatest city in the country and I’m going to eat a burger, drink some beer and see an Elvis tribute show. Hell Yes!
The Power of Yes →
Anything else is just an excuse.
Find things to say yes to
They’re everywhere and the possibilities are endless.
The International Institute of Not Doing Much →
notdickless:
(via somethingchanged)
Yes.
Things I'm saying Yes to this year
More so than ever before:
Ideas
Opportunities
Success
Romance
Getting things done
Health and fitness
Honesty & frankness
Positive thinking
The Year in Ideas →
spaceships:
A bit late on this, but I just pored through it from start to finish. No idea why I ignored this annual issue in years past but am going to wind my way through them this holiday.
I would love to find this in print.
Fun is always on the other side of a yes
spaceships:
Six years ago, I moved from Chicago to New York to work at Saturday Night Live. I packed up and was going through my things to see what I would take with me and what I’d leave behind. I found an orange folder—a regular school folder—in a bookshelf. As soon as I saw it, I knew what it was. There were quotes written all over the front of it. Some of them were: “Greet everything with...
December 2009
1 post
