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We might not be able to escape the sociopolitical systems that structure the world at large, but by knowing they exist, we can be more intentional about how we move through and beyond them.
Leaving the Cult of Never Enough
But we donât always have access to a retreat center, a monastery, or a library, what we do have is this place, a base camp, a landmark for thinking beyond thought.
The metaphor of the base camp is particularly apt for this kind of contemplative scholarship. Like the mountaineerâs base campâa place of preparation and return, of gathering resources... See more
The metaphor of the base camp is particularly apt for this kind of contemplative scholarship. Like the mountaineerâs base campâa place of preparation and return, of gathering resources... See more
Adam Robbert ⢠Attention is an Art Form
One of the hardest and loneliest battles youâll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see âovernightâ success. Youâll feel like an imposter telling others what youâre building and who you believe... See more
Bx.comIâve come to learn that I never want to sacrifice the aliveness of the present moment in service of a fantasy.
David Spinks ⢠The Trap of Potential
But Alfaniâs observation that the rich as a group have no clear social function is borne out by the fact that, in the Musk era, they have reacted to populist pressures largely by justifying their fortunes as individuals. When they maintain a combative social-media presence, fixate on meritocracy, employ idealistic language to describe for-profit... See more
archive.ph
Soon after I first posted this essay in a blog some 15 years ago, a young man approached me to ask if I minded him reposting it. I asked him where that would be. He and some others had launched a site called âGenerationâ. Its aim was to prepare for the coming war between the generations by assembling useful documents and providing a forum for... See more