opinion
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Feelings of destabilization
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The glut of information can make us feel powerless. In the age of infinity, which sources are to be trusted? For one, we can count on ourselves. Close your eyes and throw on some headphones. While we may tussle to calm the monkey mind, profound epiphanies arise in the blank spaces of thought. Stillness is…
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Accept compliments but do not inhale
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When it comes to compliments, you accept them but you do not inhale. Kudos is as ephemeral as a Facebook like. Congratulations acknowledge your existence and provide a dopamine boost. But they can also turn the ego into an enemy. Praise takes no responsibility for the passion and head work at play. Like Darwin’s finches,…
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Stuck in our own heads
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1 min read
Inattentive, we let the details slip right through our heads. We are in a state of continuous partial attention, whipped around by facts, fake news, hyperbole, and reality. The foreign invaders monopolize our “private” profiles and manipulate the entire public sphere into tribes that all think and see alike. We turn a blind eye to…