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Simon Sarris ( @simonsarris): a thinker, a creator, a do-er & much more
i compiled 3,000 of Simon's most recent tweets into a list of important points, organized within 4 categories.
categories:
life
building/creating
faith
home & family
A thread...
i compiled 3,000 of Simon's most recent tweets into a list of important points, organized within 4 categories.
categories:
lifebuilding/creatingfaithhome & familyA thread...
who is Simon Sarris?Simon is a software developer by trade, but his desire to think, build and share doesn't end there. he tweets about many topics including: development
, mysticism
, building 
, cooking 
, gardening 
and more.
after compiling the 3k tweets, i setup formatting within Sheets to highlight words related to the various categories mentioned above. i moved each category into their own sheet and began sorting through tweets that i found to be the most important.
my dataset (wip screenshot)
my dataset (wip screenshot)
after sorting through tagged tweets, i then sorted through all not-tagged tweets (tweets not covered by the conditional formatting)
i did this manually because my skillset from a dev standpoint is non-existent, but it was important to read the tweets on my own anyway...
i did this manually because my skillset from a dev standpoint is non-existent, but it was important to read the tweets on my own anyway...
each category contains snippets of tweets and/or an over-arching thought related to the tweets (in my words) within that category.
let's start with 'life'
let's start with 'life'
lifeplan for the futurebe optimistic about the futureit's important to do [things], live and flourishdon't avoid "doing" because it feels temporary at the timecontemplate the value gained vs. cost sunkdon't over calculate
Twitter is the easiest way to publicly think and do and through engaging on Twitter you may find your "people"[/community]be aware of what you stand behind. most causes are not thought out enough to advocate and certainly not enough to scream about
tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity is a kind of skillthe surest tell that someone knows very little is if they claim to have a solution for everythingif there is risk & reward, you should think deeply about how to accomplish it
spend time thinkingpursue a better version of yourself, your community and the worldbe weary of material that is labeled for self-help and self-carevocalize your ideas. even the feeble onespeople buy and think in storiestell better stories
philosophy begins in wonderplay devil's advocate for long enough and people just see you as the deviltaking no risks in the short term is its own risk in the long termcultivate levity to give others joydon't over rationalizequit politics
building/creating
create more thingsbe around people who create thingschoose not to do or make things things that make life badimprove your world. lay your cobblestone path. the cobblestone path may outlive youfocus on craft of some sort
making something, even something simple, and enjoy the ritualcreating is also about removing (think photography)there is almost nothing more gratifying than building and improving the world around you
less "how to" instruction and more instruction through actually doing. collecting knowledge delays applying our hands.religionagain, don't over rationalizereligion cannot "explain" the world
religion should leave you in wonderbecome religious. fill yourself with wonder and stay open to mystery.have faithreligion (like philosophy) begins in wonder
home & family
having kids earlier may eliminate some "freedom", but it also gives you 5 more years of life with kids and grand-kids"children look forward to growing the courage to make meaningful decisions"
"i think a lot of parents don't notice when their kids are interested in something, or overly guide them. i want to give my kids enough free-form exploration, materials, and boredom, to discover interests on their own. what i want for my children is a strong internal locus."
"home" is foremost the set of rituals you make for yourself and others, in order to dwell poetically in a placecreate a home you like to live inread this post in order to learn about Simon and Simplicity's process for designing their home: https://twitter.com/simonsarris/status/1217980398770233344
i very much appreciate someone who publishes their thoughts for others to see. when one publishes his thoughts it puts him in a vulnerable place. one that can be judged by others. the above only captures some of Simon Sarris's thoughts. for more, follow
@simonsarris
@simonsarris
for the published post, visit my site here: https://nickvitucci.com/blog/simon-sarris/
i saw @jmikolay do a similar analysis for @david_perell and @mkobach. thanks for the inspiration, Justin.
i saw @jmikolay do a similar analysis for @david_perell and @mkobach. thanks for the inspiration, Justin.
