Sparks šļø
You could say paradigms are harder to change than anything else about a system, and therefore this item should be lowest on the list, not second-to-highest. But thereās nothing physical or expensive or even slow in the process of paradigm change. In a single individual it can happen in a millisecond. All it takes is a click in the mind, a falling... See more
donellameadows.org ā¢ Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System
"the question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."
- edsger dijkstra
Schopenhauer once said that humanity is defined by our tendency to restlessly strive , but I think he was only partially right. Striving is in our nature, but it doesnāt mean that itās restless.
Lawrence Yeo ā¢ The Arc of the Practical Creator
Measuring wealth from zero is a different way to think about it than normal. What makes you wealthy, in the way the word is typically used, isnāt what you have, but what you have compared to the people near you in time, space, and culture.
We Are All Surrounded by Immense Wealth
All original ideas are combinations of other peopleās ideas. So the more you curate other peopleās ideas, the more you develop your own rare and valuable ideas
āIf you want to make people like things, work in advertising. If you want to make things people like, work in design.ā - Brian Collins
According to another global study from a few years ago, and the largest one on the topic so far, over two-thirds (68%) of the public would like more rest.
If Money Was Not an Issue, What Would You Do?
Leisure, it must be clearly understood, is a mental and spiritual attitudeāit is not simply the result of external factors, it is not the inevitable result of spare time, a holiday, a weekend or a vacation. It is, in the first place, an attitude of mind, a condition of the soul, and as such utterly contrary to the ideal of āworkerā in each and... See more