Das Schöne:

Das also, was Deine Seele besonders anspricht.

Besondere Objekte:

 Eibesfeldt & Sütterlin:

"Schon der Mensch der Früh- und Vorgeschichte ... schuf Objekte, die [er] ... zu besonderen Gelegenheiten sich und anderen zugänglich machte[.]"

Viel Zeit:

Viel Zeit zur Verfügung zu haben, das ist das Kostbarste:
Dem Hamsterrad eine Zeit lang entkommen zu können.

The Marvelous Soap:

Josh Zlatkus:

"The other day, a friend told me about visiting a friend who used a marvelous soap, putting the soap she used to shame. When my friend was next at the store, she had a decision to make. Should she pay double for the marvelous soap, buying herself only a few weeks of happiness in the process, or slink back to her now-underwhelming option? As soon as she became aware of a nicer soap, you see, she was screwed."

Twitter:

(Ab)Using Twitter has its costs.

Living Fossils:

https://thelivingfossils.substack.com/

Relationship Building:

Nicholas Carr:

"Relationship building, as Taylor and Altman describe it, is a slow and delicate process, contingent on the pace, content, and reciprocity of communication. When two people first meet, they’re careful about what they reveal about themselves. Wary of creating conflict when forming initial impressions, they discuss fairly trivial matters, like the weather or the traffic. If some affinity is established, they start to talk more freely, letting more of their personality show, and they discuss more sensitive subjects, like their political views or their families. Still, they remain circumspect. They avoid revealing details about their inner lives.

Only when a relationship has successfully progressed through this early “feeling out” stage does a true friendship emerge. Conversations shift from exploration to revelation. The previously hidden private self comes into view, as the friends discuss intimate aspects of their upbringing, their emotions, and their beliefs. As they open up to each other, the tone of their conversations becomes more spontaneous and animated—less self-conscious, if not altogether unguarded. Ultimately, as bonds tighten further, conversations flow easily, without restraint or restriction. Mutual trust is established, allowing the most private personal information to be shared ...

In building relationships, Taylor and Altman stressed, communication consists of more than just words. Gestures, facial expressions, and touches also matter, as do the way people orient themselves in the physical space they share. Communication is embodied. The researchers also emphasized that in healthy relationships self-disclosure is balanced by self-withholding. Privacy matters. Boundaries matter. Human beings need communication, but they also at times need protection from communication. Without limits, excessive communication triggers defensive, antisocial reactions ...

“Extensive self-disclosure” might seem benign or even laudable as a social goal, Altman explained in a 1981 journal article, but it’s dangerous. It can end up undermining the very cohesiveness that we desire communication to engender. “Extreme openness might actually increase the probability of conflict, violate self-integrity, and detract from the mutuality that was being sought in human relationships.” Whereas measured and thoughtful communication tends to produce affection, unbridled and chaotic communication is more likely to produce enmity."