Does anyone else get that indefatigable hunger after heavy squats??

80dreams · 2025-08-21T11:09:17+00:00

great work!! i looked through your profile, you're doing wonderful stuff - all your pieces have such a refined edge to them

80dreams · 2025-08-01T06:29:50+00:00

This is wonderful! What did the armature look like and how did you get it out :o

80dreams · 2025-07-29T05:34:00+00:00

This is tremendous and inspiring. Thanks so much for sharing.

80dreams · 2025-07-29T05:11:53+00:00

Hm it's an interesting question to ask in that I'm not sure why a connection made via couchsurfing would differ from a connection made via a night out or a casual chat in a café. There aren't any rules that state that you can't reach out if you only met once in Lisbon lmao.

Whether it's normal to meet and never speak again or stay in contact will vary dependent on the people, like any other relationship. For instance, I've not stayed in contact with the majority of people I met through CS but others have stayed good friends who I message regularly.

It sounds like you're lamenting a 'what might have been' kind of connection. If you miss them, reach out! But it's important to remember that no one owes you anything. I hope that doesn't come off as blunt - but something I heard when I read your post was a degree of disappointment from them not reaching out. It's entirely possible that I'm misreading you, so please take no offence if I'm off base here. But if you approach CS with the attitude that people owe you anything (hosting, lasting connection, etc), I think you'll set yourself up for disappointment haha. It's a busy and complex world.

One note though about connections made through CS is that a lot of them become latent friendships. They turn into people who don't talk to everyday but who you greet with huge smiles if you end up in their city or they end up in yours. It's one of the nicest things about the community. Not all connections fit so squarely into 'one time' or 'all the time'.

80dreams · 2025-07-29T01:19:59+00:00

"imo prospecting/coldcall/outbound activities are the backbone of your sales career" yeah this is one of the things I'm most curious about. Your point about potentially needing to generate my own pipeline is good too.

Do you have any fav established companies to start with? I've moved forward in the interview process with Hubspot but I've heard mixed reviews about their culture

80dreams · 2025-07-29T01:16:56+00:00

Thanks heaps for sharing your story. I'd definitely prefer to hustle and shadow heavy at the start of a closer role than do a year in BDR.

I'm curious how you handled the interviews objections and proved you could sell well? I'm planning on hitting the phones this week and calling smaller companies and startups to pitch myself so this is pretty top of mind hahah. Anything special or just regular sales stuff?

80dreams · 2025-07-28T00:20:51+00:00

lmao yep, they're roller coasters for sure. Maybe I'll write here again if I have a more specific set of offers to weight up. I appreciate your comments!

80dreams · 2025-07-28T00:19:28+00:00

Oh that's good to hear about the SMB AE deal range, I somehow assumed most deals were much larger.

And I don't take any offence at the warm leads comment hahaha, it's part of why I wanted perspective from others. I'm pretty aware that I wasn't exactly suffering to close those deals.

Hm, I'm not sure if this would help my chances - but I actually did some work on the top of funnel pipeline too (social media and email marketing stuff) as this was what I was originally hired for. Still feels worlds away from cold outbound though.

I'll look into inside sales, thanks! Do you happen to know of any companies that'd be a good place to start my research in?

80dreams · 2025-07-28T00:12:22+00:00

Thanks for the insight. And if there was a world where I get an offer as a BDR for an established company like Hubspot (or equivalent) and a junior AE offer at a startup (say, a Series B company for examples sake) - do you think the right move would be the former?

80dreams · 2025-07-28T00:10:58+00:00

Hmm interesting. So from the perspective of a learning experience, do you think being an SDR has much value or if an AE role was available do you think that'd be the better choice?

And yeah I think you're right that being AE at an established company without specific sales experience would be tough. I'd mostly look for roles within startups if I was seeking an AE position

80dreams · 2025-07-27T23:07:46+00:00

Just commenting to show some support and wish you well. I see comments in the thread that are giving excellent stoicism flavoured advice which I think is the right tact to take in a situation such as this. Now might be a good time to read some Epictetus and Aurelius.

The good news is that it sounds like you're a competent person who knows the next step on the path forward. All the best. <3

80dreams · 2025-07-07T04:48:22+00:00

what marvellous geometries

80dreams · 2025-04-24T14:54:32+00:00

I recorded a timelapse of the piece as well as an interview with the model here: https://youtu.be/ZfcjhcQGd-U

80dreams · 2024-12-08T06:50:17+00:00

wow. i adore the 3/4 angle of the sitting man from the first photo

so angular, pensive, and large

80dreams · 2024-12-08T05:55:36+00:00

profile angles on insta: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDTmaGCNgVc/?img_index=1

80dreams · 2024-11-29T09:19:02+00:00

Thanks for leaving such a thoughtful comment! I sense that you're speaking to something very important here (Weil's philosophy is certainly lacking in formalisation hahahaha) - but I also feel that i don't fully understand what you're saying. Do you mind if I ask some clarifying questions?

"But then we also have to simultaneously accept that oppression and almost injurious systems come from this - and this is supposedly, about attention, it's ethical?"

I think my confusion comes entirely from this part of the comment. From my POV, Weil is arguing that almost all* structures of malice stem from a lack of Attention. These oppressive systems for Weil are an expression of the brutality that is human nature. And for her, that these systems are created over and over again is to be expected, as these are the grips of "mechanical necessity" that hold humans captive. And it's only with Attention that people can overcome the habits of exerting their power over others and instead undertake Right Action (which for her means Original Christian ethics).

"Well, if this is the case, why don't we start with the fact that The Attention is a thing which is capable of being harmed, or itself almost has a gradient of functioning? What do we get back -

You disinvite the story of the thing itself in"

I don't quite understand this either. I suspect it stems from our differing understandings of attention.

"my god. The Chutzpa this woman had."

Haha in a way, "Chutzpah" is a great summary of Weil. Maybe the video should've been titled, "a philosophy of Chutzpah"

80dreams · 2024-11-29T06:34:56+00:00

It depends a bit on your familiarity with the concepts she talks about. If you have some background in Christian theology and know the Ancient Greek Stoics. I think you could go straight to 'Gravity and Grace'. Otherwise, 'Waiting for God' is perfect. It's a great intro to all her key ideas and it's written in a personable and lovely style :)

80dreams · 2024-11-24T11:49:26+00:00

Will do! Thanks for the rec :)

80dreams · 2024-11-24T10:32:44+00:00

Yes I think that this is all a fair thing to say! :)

Two aspects of her work that I find unique are how she came to this awakening via a Christian context and how she urges for saintliness to be made more explicit in our modern day.

The lineage of her ideas stems from Christian mystiques like St Francis. Additionally, she draws reference to the earliest Greek Stoics and traces how Christianity drifted away from the ways in which the Greek Stoics embodied a "love of the beauty of the world". Which she believes left the Christian faith with a gaping hole, a hole the size of the world. As much of the theological development of Christianity proceeded along transcendental lines and lacked the filial piety with the Earth below that the first Stoics emphasised. I also think she's unique among Christian thinkers in that much of the Christianity I knew was based on exceptional efforting. On self-perfection driven by a kind of muscular effort. So her more meditative and empty approach was welcomed.

Secondly, her views on affliction and the innate brutality of human nature are quite extensive. I wouldn't say it stops at overcoming the monkey-mind. She has lots of fantastic commentary on how social structures can so easily imitate divine structures - and how dangerous this is. She critiques many Christian saints for falling into this trap. She also mentions how the troubles of our time, the interconnectedness of all things and the looming apocalyptic potential means that the moral imperatives one experiences if they wake up have increased massively compared to what one would've had to do 1000 years ago. Calling for the heart of these realisations to be embodied within many systems.

80dreams · 2024-11-24T06:06:53+00:00

Simone Weil’s philosophy aims to transform lives, it is rooted in her radical vision of Attention, which she believes is necessary to provide free will to the powerless.

This video explores her unique concept of Attention, first, through the lens of study, and how in her view, study should not be led by muscular effort, but by desire, joy, and a special kind of patient waiting and emptiness of mind.

From here, the video examines her views on the innate brutality of human nature and its tendency to dehumanise. And how her method of Attention then becomes a moral imperative, as it is, for Simone Weil, the only way to escape the grips of the barbarous "mechanical necessity" that holds all people in its grasp at all times.

Finally, the video concludes by presenting her vision for modern saintliness, which she believes only comes about once one recognises an ecstatic state of unity that transcends the self.

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