willow: "Side note: driving me insane I can’t find the source of that quote that goes something like “The most essential aspects of one’s identity are not the things that persist through time, but rather the things that one keeps returning back to”"

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willowOct 10, 2023

I fall in love - not just romantically, but in all domains - quickly* and deeply, and without much commitment or consistency. This is a characteristically young person’s way of approaching the world, and I wonder if it will change over time.

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willow @dreary.dev

Side note: driving me insane I can’t find the source of that quote that goes something like “The most essential aspects of one’s identity are not the things that persist through time, but rather the things that one keeps returning back to”

October 10, 2023 at 9:24 PM

willowOct 10, 2023

I have my nitpicks but overall it’s clearly resonant and lodged in my brain