Kountanis
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A Night Walk In A Mediterranean Island Town....
A night walk in a Mediterranean island town. A Little #sketch using only 3 tombow markers and a trusty micron pen.
Humility in the Face of Experience
Exploring what it means to face the vastness of experience with humility — not passivity, but the courage to let the world exceed our plans. read more
Truisms Are Toxic. Truisms Are Ultimately Simplifications And...
Truisms are toxic.
Truisms are ultimately simplifications and generalizations.
They are infectious. Really hard to avoid today, when strong messages, designed for "virality", hit you from everywhere.
No one is immune, expecially if the message is in line with our biases, or hopes.
But we should find ways to better thinking:
Leave space for exploring emotions, situations, and ideas genuinely... Sincerely, using our own thinking, evidence, and intuition as guide.
You Don’T Burn Out From Doing Too Much....
You don’t burn out from doing too much. You burn out from meaninglessness, disintegrated beliefs, and fundamentally going against your principles. read more
Change and dissonance: A proactive mindset (Repost)
Both Responding to change and making a change can create Cognitive Dissonance. What does Adopting a proactive mindset for change look like? read more
Curbing the Sedentary Lifestyle (Repost)
If you are sedentary, the one thing you should be doing more during your workday is .. not sitting that much. read more
Reabsorbing Our Circumstance And The Feast Of Fools
Thoughts on The Feast Of Fools by David Leo Rice, and parallels with Ortega Y Gasset's idea of reabsorbing our circumstance. read more
Τραγικό, Η Παρέμβαση Της Εε Να Φαντάζει Πια...
Τραγικό, η παρέμβαση της ΕΕ να φαντάζει πια ως η μόνη ελπίδα για δικαιοσύνη σ' αυτή τη χώρα. Οι θεσμοί να "εξυγιαίνονται" μόνο όταν τους τραβήξει το αυτί η Ευρώπη. Μηπως δε θελουμε να αλλαξει τιποτα τελικα? read more
I’Ve Added Support For Two New Image Transcoding...
I’ve added support for two new image transcoding modes:
- WebP – Smaller file size, good quality. Great for saving bandwidth.
- Dithered – A lo-fi, ultra-compressed mode inspired by Low Tech Magazine. Think grayscale or limited-color GIFs with a unique aesthetic.
Not everything needs to be high-res — sometimes I just want to share an idea, a sketch, a mood. And keeping filesizes small helps everyone, especially on slower connections.
