All I have to say is that it was one of the best shows I ever watched

*لا تسوي تبادل وتحاول تنشر قناتك*

تَشاهَقنَ لمّا أنْ رأينَ بمَفرِقي
بياضًا كأنّ الشَيبَ عندي مِنَ البِدَع

وقُلنَ: عَهِدنا فوقَ عاتِق ذا الفتى
رداءً منَ الحَوكِ الرّقيقِ فما صَنَع

وقالوا: غلامٌ زيّنَ الشَّيبُ رأسَهُ
فَبُعدًا لرأسٍ زانه الشَيبُ والنَّزَع

تسلّى الغواني عَنهُ مِن بعدِ صَبوةٍ
وما أبعَدَ النّبتَ الهشيمَ من النُّجَع

وكُنّ يُخَرّقنَ السّجوفَ إذا بدا
فَصِرنَ يُرَقِّعنَ الخُروقَ إذا طَلَع

وكُلُّ فتىً بالشِعرِ تَجلو همومُه
ويَكتُب ما تُملي عليهِ المطامِعُ

وشِعري تَختَصّ القلوبُ بحِفظِهِ
وتحظى به دونَ العيونِ المسامِعُ

— الشريف الرضي

One such blogger I found quit his job at the age of twenty-five, explaining, “I was fed up with living a ‘normal’ conventional life, working 9–5 for the man [and] having no time and little money to pursue my true passions… so I’ve embarked on a crusade to show you and the rest of the world how an average Joe… can build a business from scratch to support a life devoted to living ‘The Dream.’ ” The “business” he referenced, as is the case with many lifestyle designers, was his blog about being a lifestyle designer. In other words, his only product was his enthusiasm about not having a “normal” life. It doesn’t take an economist to point out there’s not much real value lurking there.

Not surprisingly, things soon turned bleak on this fellow’s blog. After three months of posting several times a week about how to fund an unconventional life through blogging—even though he wasn’t making any money himself from his own site—some frustration crept into his writing. In one post, he says, with evident exasperation, “What I noticed is that [readers] come and go. I’ve put in the hard yards, writing quality posts and finding awesome people… but alas many of [you] just come and go. This is as annoying as trying to fill up a bucket with water that has a bunch of holes in it.” He then goes on to detail his ten-point plan for building a more stable audience. The plan includes steps such as “#2. Bring the ENERGY” and “#4. Shower Your Readers with Appreciation,” but the list still excludes the most important step of all: giving readers content they’re willing to pay for. A few weeks later, the posts on the blog stopped. By the time I found it, there hadn’t been a single new post in over four months.

— Cal Newport

When I’m learning a new mathematical technique—a classic case of deliberate practice—the uncomfortable sensation in my head is best approximated as a physical strain, as if my neurons are physically re-forming into new configurations. As any mathematician will admit, this stretching feels much different than applying a technique you’ve already mastered, which can be quite enjoyable. But this stretching, as any mathematician will also admit, is the precondition to getting better.

— Cal Newport

The mental fatigue following rigorous thinking is very similar to the muscle soreness you feel after strenuous exercise. Both are "painful" yet somewhat pleasureable.

— الشريف الرضي

بالنسبة لشخصٍ تحرّر من كل الانحيازات الدينية، لا يوجد قلقٌ اسوأ من أنّه يجبُ أنْ يجِدَ لنفسَه شيئًا أو فكرَةً جديدةً ليَعبُدَها.
لكنّ الإنسانَ يسعىٰ ليسجُدَ فقط أمامَ ما تَعتَبِرُه الأغلبية، إنْ لم يكن الجميع، مُستَحِقًا للعِبادة؛ هذا الذي يَكون إستحقاقُ عبادَتُهِ غيرَ قابلٍ للشك لدرجة أنّ كل البشر إتّفقوا على أنْ يخضَعوا له. لأنّ الهمّ الأكبر لهذه المخلوقات البائسة ليس في أنْ يسجدوا لمعبودٍ من اختيارِهِم، بل في أنْ يسجدوا لذاك الذي سيؤمن به الجميع ويخضعون له جماعات.

- الإخوة كارامازوف

we humans are most human when we’re improving ourselves. We, unlike any other animal, can consciously change ourselves, to improve ourselves in ways we choose. This distinguishes us from every other species alive today and, as far as we know, from every other species that has ever lived.

- Peak, by Anders Ericsson

هُمُ خَلَّفوا دَمعي طَليقًا وَغادَروا
فُؤادي عَلى داءِ الغَرامِ حَبِيسا

طِلاعُ الحَشا لَم يَترُكوا فيهِ فَضلَةً
تَضُمُّ جَوىً مِن بَعدِهِم وَرَسيسا

يَخافُكُمُ قَلبي وَأَنتُم أَحِبَّةٌ
كَأَنَّ الأَعادي يَنظُرونِيَ شوسا

— الشريف الرضي

في هذه القصيدة يرثي الشريفُ الرضي أبا القاسم عبد العزيز بن يوسف الحكار، وكانت بينهما صداقةٌ ومراسلة:

لو كانَ يرتدِع القضاءُ بمَردَعٍ
أو يَنثَني بمُدَجَّجٍ ومُقَنَّعِ

لَغَدَت مُشَمِّرةً تَقيكَ من الردى
عُصَبٌ تَجُرّ قَنا الطِّعانِ وتدّعي