Mike "Bagel"

It’s the dying that does it, always. I started here; I end here (we all end here). It is amazing how the death of someone you love exposes this lie you tell yourself, that there’ll always be time. You can go months or even years without speaking to a dear old friend and feel fine about it, blundering along, living your life. But discover that this... See more

"This is another reason why the Spectral Revolution, unlike say the Copernican Revolution or the Darwinian Revolution, has been resisted for so long. The data have been there for over 120 years, and yet unconsciously, I think, people have resisted coming face to face with the reality of these phenomena, because they pose such fundamental challenges

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Why thinking? Why is thinking significant? Why try to improve your thinking? The answer is simple: Only through thinking (and taking action based on the right assumptions) can you change whatever it is about your life that needs changing (even the parts you don’t know need changing). Only through thinking can you take command of your future. A good

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Some thoughts on posting:

1. You should get to the point where you post enough to not get triggered by other people’s posts - this is often a challenge for new posters. They start posting more and start replying but the ratio of disagreement to agreement is off. Once you post enough you see the subtle difference between an interesting disagreement and

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The way to live a full life is to act quickly.

Particularly as you grow older, it’s alarmingly easy to let a year or two (or five) slip by without doing the big things you always felt like doing. You get into a rhythm—not necessarily one you love, but one you become comfortable repeating—and the grooves of your daily routine become deeper and more

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