philosophy
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Looking ahead, seeing behind
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Stuck in the moment, nostalgic for the past. How do people run life at a dizzying pace while also wanting society to replicate the 1950s? Technology facilitates progress yet turns back the clock on thinking. Mobile phones allow anyone with a social account to amplify misinformation and weaken the willpower to do good. Even the inactive…
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A mind virus
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People like to gravitate toward solutions. They’d rather think they know something than cope with all the anxiety surrounding the mysterious present. Truth is a mental implantation. In reality, we just believe the story we tell ourselves. Conversely, thinking is a ‘dialogue between the two me’s.’ The curious mind acts like inserting graphite into a…
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When illusion meets reality
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How real is any of this, our minds continually intertwined with the screen of irreality. We can only be certain of what can see, surely. But the computer is an extension of our brain. Technology presents an alternative existence that replaces the status-quo with a broad range of possibilities. We are just beginning to see…
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Setting sun
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Whether we establish a route or keep it open-ended, we can discover things along the way. Constraints produce their own magic. They make us innovate based on what we have to play with. But so too do indefinite destinations. Out of curiosity blooms everything. The more we know, the more we want to know We…
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The nothing special
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Look for a way of life, unmoored from staring at the donut hole. Conversely, the hybrid of work and life is what makes the donut whole. The game of goal-setting is paradoxically non-interventionist. You don’t attack the carrot, you chew on it slowly. The policy of non-engagement holds into force the inertia of nature’s progress.…
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Beliefs are fuel
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It’s the belief that kills. But a belief can also propel action. In many ways, it is the best medicine in the world, a placebo nocebo. Without belief, we’d never try. Without belief, we’d never stick to our gut and strike up the confidence to take a risk. Without some form of fabricated hope, we’d…
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Train the mind to see
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We all want to be ahead of the game. But nobody knows anything, nor do they want to do the work. They just want to hear advice that sounds good. The problem with advice is that what usually works for one person rarely works for another. Success happens in so many different ways. All that…
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The hidden power of less
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Less isn’t necessarily better than more. However, it appears that in most scenarios that it is most often the case. Less participants, more effective meetings Less worry, more action Less ownership, more renting Less eating, more exercising Less internet, more human interaction Less Instagram, more non-filter Less stuff, more happiness Less hate, more love Less…
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To get lost, on purpose
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Nothing is more abandoned than the desert. Yet, there is nothing more stimulating than letting the imagination fill in the empty space. The blank page work the same way. We fill it in with fiction and truth, recasting observations and thoughts about our surroundings. Curiosity is the best book. As more land becomes visible, we realize…
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Variations on a human theme
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We’re all variations on a human theme, containing multitudes. Some of the variations are more versatile than others. The brain’s wiring is more amenable to uncertainty than chasing exactitude. The rare breeds prefer to keep the ball in the air, playing the piano with no end in sight. Time is constant, and so is their…
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Take action while you can
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“Impatience with actions, patience with results.” Naval Inspiration is not a prerequisite for action. You don’t need emotional fuel, just as you don’t need a cup of coffee to start your day. The mystical spark inside you thinks that placebos fuel motion. But they’re the excuse. Excellence is the next five minutes. Small efforts drip…
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It’s the hope that kills
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It’s the hope that kills you. Hope is that tease of an emotional tug that keeps you on edge, craving for fruition. But no matter how much you pray and imagine, it mostly yields nothing. Hope is hopeless. Luck is an idea that guarantees to hover over circumstance. Who doesn’t want the calm-inducing pacifier of…