
The Wisest People I Know All Believe This

To access genius, we need to be able to step outside our familiar self-mind and resist the urge to hastily fill in the blank spaces with our knowing. Being willing to not-know means having the courage to surrender all that we think we know, and all that we believe is true. When we open up in this way, we create a space to experience what is actuall
... See morePeter Ralston • The Book of Not Knowing: Exploring the True Nature of Self, Mind, and Consciousness
- Other people are, on the whole, decent - and when they’re not, they’re usually acting out of fear. I concluded this after meeting a lot of random folk when I was working as a travel writer, and while evil people certainly exist I still think this rule is generally true - and over a decade of working on an internet riddled with negativity bias and
Open Thread: What are your most helpful ideas for difficult times?

I stopped caring for superficialities. I stopped trying to position myself as some sort of expert. Instead, just another human on the path, and ironically, I felt better about what I was saying, and the people who heard found my message felt it resonate with their soul.
I’ll admit, this way of being in the world is new to me. It is completely counte... See more
I’ll admit, this way of being in the world is new to me. It is completely counte... See more
Evan Meyer • The World Doesn't Need More Thought Leaders
