Deep Thoughts
the front porches gave way to backyard decks and studio apartments and the coveted Micro Homes where you could be alone with your devices.
Thin Desires Are Eating YourLife
In a 2017 interview, Ev Williams (the founder of Twitter), said something that has stuck with me since: “the trouble with algorithms, is that it rewards extremes. Say you’re driving down the road and see a car crash. Of course you look. Everyone looks. The internet interprets behavior like this to mean everyone is asking for car crashes, so it... See more
Sari Azout • My Favorite Questions
Karma vs Schadenfreude — In essence, while karma is a broader spiritual concept about the consequences of actions, schadenfreude is a specific emotional response to others' misfortunes. The two can intersect when someone feels pleasure (schadenfreude) at what they perceive as karmic justice being served to another person.
Hope sustains life. Hope is the elixir of survival during our darkest times. The ability to envision and imagine a brighter day gives meaning to our suffering and renders it bearable. When we lose hope, we lose our central source of strength and resilience.