Life
philosophical content pointing us towards living a meaningful life
Life
Live in the moment, but plan in decades.
Seek people who love and give generously, who have the strength to suffer without causing damage. (Only strong people are safe people, the measure of strength being not the absence of vulnerability — and “weakness” is just a judgment term for vulnerability — but the ability to carry one’s vulnerability with such self-awareness and valor so as not... See more
Special Edition: 18 Life-Learnings from 18 Years of The Marginalian
Suffering is a tool. Eradicating it from society, may not be a wise choice.
“That’s enough screen time for today,” you tell your kid, urging them to turn off the video-game console or iPad. As for what they should do instead, you are not quite sure. And what about you? If only you could put down your phone and listen to your spouse, or read a book, or embrace the sensation of your own existence, then surely you would be a... See more
Ian Bogost • You’re Getting ‘Screen Time’ Wrong
Optimistic Nihilism
youtube.com“Life runs on sunlight. Life rewards cooperation. Life builds from the bottom up. Life banks on diversity. Life recycles everything. Life builds resilience through diversity, decentralization, and redundancy. Life optimizes rather than maximizes. Life selects for the good of the whole system. In short, life creates the conditions conducive to... See more
Thomas Klaffke • Natural Intelligence
It’s worth reading the entire HBR post. I cannot help but infer that we are lonely and are growing more lonely as we spend so much time glued to our devices.
Make time for art or writing or music, or long-neglected friendships, for community activism, or exhilarating escapes into the wild