Importance of Being Earnest

The contest isn't between humans and machines but between two models of human-machine interaction. One treats cognition as a commodity to be optimized for frictionless consumption. The other preserves what made that blank box special: the good struggle of human curiosity meeting its limits and pushing through.

There will still be some people who can write. Some of us like it. But the middle ground between those who are good at writing and those who can't write at all will disappear. Instead of good writers, ok writers, and people who can't write, there will just be good writers and people who can't write.

Is that so bad? Isn't it common for skills to disa... See more

He who does not enjoy solitude will not love freedom.”

The best, most promising relationships are formed out of reverence and fearless love and curiosity and imagination. The most divine relationships constitute a messy, awkward collaboration between two savage souls who dare to ask for more from this world. Nothing is more beautiful than two people who dare to be wild and rapacious together! The most ... See more

When you engage actively—experimenting, reflecting, adjusting—you amplify your odds of stumbling onto something life-changing. These small discoveries often yield disproportionately large benefits, a concept known as leverage. Just as an author writes countless pages before penning a memorable line, your life's breakthroughs usually follow persiste... See more

The ancient Greeks had a concept called eudaimonia, often translated as happiness but really meaning something more like flourishing or living well. It wasn't about the absence of difficulty but about the cultivation of character through engagement with life's challenges. They understood that the good life wasn't the easy life, but the life that ha... See more

Many people go around demeaning their emotions, overreacting to perceived slights, declaring themselves weak or moody or selfish, encountering their passions as liabilities instead of gifts, and stigmatizing their unique sensibilities and fixations. And people with these obstacles can transform their daily experiences simply by learning to honor th... See more

I've always wondered why I leave some exchanges drained and others energized. why I can instantly sense whether someone is a soul friend or not. the best way i've been able to comprehend this is that conversations are the medium by which energy is exchanged. they are composed of:

• 1. questions asked for the own persons benefit


• 2. questions asked for y

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