Will Connelly

6 months ago, I nearly dropped out of uni. I was ready to give up on Philosophy. Today, I passed 50 research hours of my diss on 'How to be authentic online.' Here's 5 lessons I've learned about deriving purpose by creating engaging content:

GM friends, been a short while Taken the past week or so away to finish up at university 10 days and I’m all yours again Going to be releasing my dissertation on digital authenticity through my mailing list So if you’re interested, catch it there How are you doing?

The way of the philosopreneur is to make the unconscious conscious through the lens of business.

If after oversharing you try to chastise your thoughts further, you deserve a better medium of self-expression

@joshczuba Stay safe out there

How absurdly special is life: I exist in society that put man on the moon but can’t explain my allergy to the literal ground GM There’s a lot of grass cutting going on out there Stay safe

@huntingthemuse Damn is it finally finished??

For 2 years, I’ve lived next to something people travel the world to see. Yet sometimes I pass without looking. Beware of ‘hedonic adaptation’. Love the present as though it were new. One day, you might look back at these moments and wonder why you didn’t appreciate them more.

The Ancient Gods didn’t go anywhere At the altar of Celebrity are their imitations worshipped daily Their widespread success is symptomatic of a culture lacking sustenance However, the internet’s transcendent nature permeates beyond culture + offers a route back to source

For as long as humanity denies its mystical spark, nihilistic technological progress will continue indefinitely

The same critique of self-help applies to philosophy: Reading without application is just a leisure activity

Integrity is audience building: It’s most liberating when you retain freedom of expression Having people listening creates an influence But if you can’t be honest with them… It’s never going to amount to a positive one

@Sherwood_Writes @EvenKeeledOne Boy really needs to stop speaking and start doing Used to always make the mistake of telling people about what I was going to do before doing it Problem is, that you get credited as if you’re already acting it out Which can nerf motivation Just do the thing first

@EvenKeeledOne I have conversations almost daily where someone says “boy I really need to ______” And nothing is stopping them but the fact they haven’t started

@Sherwood_Writes I am the sum of sherwood in that case Wonder what that equation looks like

Old maxim: “You are the sum of your 5 best friends.” New maxim: You are the sum of the 5 types of content you consume most.

@ZubyMusic Wow, that’s unreal - it’s a shame how in our parents generation due to everyone being integrated into local communities this would be a lot more common Definitely something we’ve lost to globalisation

I went to a post office yesterday to send some books... As I left, a guy working there stopped me and gave me £30 cash, as it turns out they overcharged me last time (in January). He held on to my money for 3 months, waiting to see me again. Top tier honesty and integrity. 👏🏾

I picked to live in this city 4 years ago I only had 1 other choices of university I could have gone to We own less control of our outcomes than we think But just because you didn’t pave the path you’re walking on Doesn’t mean you can’t decide it’s final destination GM

Sacrifice desires to the power of ritual It doesn’t need to be Eleusis (mine smells of damp books) But putting yourself in front of the same altar Whilst the Sun is at the same point in the sky each day Is how you can begin to ordain yourself as productive

The stories you tell yourself define the limits of your potential

Government overreach really gone Chinese Communist Party on us now Although, being in the library whilst everyone’s started going off made for a fun disruption

@_Noahwainwright Love the second last line feeling this too, don’t wanna chat sh•t about personal branding or Twitter growth So boring, really about carving out the topics that are native to your mind and fleshing them out in a way which people can resonate with Still very much learning

I've been thinking a lot about Twitter lately. The creator economy side has felt: • Repetitive • Not creative • Like an echo chamber I'm to blame for this too. In the absence of true creativity, groupthink flourishes. This video has been an answer to how I feel:

@ChrisLDyson It’s a millennial thing Film’s pretty big, if only it wasn’t so damn expensive Like you say, would love to rock a Nokia 3310 and a film camera but I don’t think either can run Twitter

My brother is back from France… So… we went out for lunch… He has started carrying a late 90s film camera (not an SLR) with him Is this a thing for nostalgic millennials or just a nerdy brother thing? I kind of respect it… no need for your phone at family events

@AndreaMonsalina Day trade doge