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l̸̹̍̀a̸̜͋̐͜k̴̼͗̽͆̈́ḛ̵͗̈́ͅ

QRT @gem
“Sister Corita's rules for the Immaculate Heart College Art Department, c. 1965”
(yes im doing a manual quote tweet)

i had a copy of this taped up in various places I lived when I was ~18-20. same text different formatting. i always thought the whole thing was written by john cage but I guess not!

at the time I felt like doing all these things at once was stressful + beyond my capabilities. but attempting to live by it anyway definitely did Something.

Rule 1 FIND A PLACE YOU TRUST, AND THEN TRY TRUSTING IT FOR A WHILE. Rule 2 GENERAL DUTIES OF A STUDENT: PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF YOUR TEACHER; PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS. Rule 3 GENERAL DUTIES OF A TEACHER: PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF YOUR STUDENTS. Rule 4 CONSIDER EVERYTHING AN EXPERIMENT. Rule 5 BE SELF-DISCIPLINED: THIS MEANS FINDING SOMEONE WISE OR SMART AND CHOOSING TO FOLLOW THEM. TO BE DISCIPLINED IS TO FOLLOW IN A GOOD WAY. TO BE SELF-DISCIPLINED IS TO FOLLOW IN A BETTER WAY. Rule 6 NOTHING IS A MISTAKE. THERE’S NO WIN AND NO FAIL, THERE’S ONLY MAKE. Rule 7 THE ONLY RULE IS WORK. IF YOU WORK IT WILL LEAD TO SOMETHING. IT’S THE PEOPLE WHO DO ALL OF THE WORK ALL OF THE TIME WHO EVENTUALLY CATCH ON TO THINGS. Rule 8 DON’T TRY TO CREATE AND ANALYZE AT THE SAME TIME. THEY’RE DIFFERENT PROCESSES. Rule 9 BE HAPPY WHENEVER YOU CAN MANAGE IT. ENJOY YOURSELF. IT’S LIGHTER THAN YOU THINK. Rule 10 “WE’RE BREAKING ALL THE RULES. EVEN OUR OWN RULES. AND HOW DO WE DO THAT? BY LEAVING PLENTY OF ROOM FOR X QUANTITIES.” JOHN CAGE HELPFUL HINTS: ALWAYS BE AROUND. COME OR GO TO EVERYTHING. ALWAYS GO TO CLASSES. READ ANYTHING YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON. LOOK AT MOVIES CAREFULLY, OFTEN. SAVE EVERYTHING-IT MIGHT COME IN HANDY LATER.
5 Jan 2023 at 14:29 | Open on autonomous.zone
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l̸̹̍̀a̸̜͋̐͜k̴̼͗̽͆̈́ḛ̵͗̈́ͅ

if i could change anything about this id get rid of the phrase “the only rule is work” completely. fuck “work”. i could elaborate but I won’t
if there is anything i would emphasize in larger text (debatable) it should be : “it is lighter than you think”

5 Jan 2023 at 14:36 | Open on autonomous.zone
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