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But the immunization that seeks to protect the body (and mind) of each citizen is an important reality. The forms of aversion multiply, the phobia toward contact spreads, and retreating into oneself becomes a spontaneous act. Indeed, it is precisely in this latter movement that we should make out the tendency of the citizen who distances himself fr
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However, when it comes to the current internet we have, the city where we live digitally, I can’t feel any message of ambition. Yes, Amazon told me, “You should buy more stuff,” Facebook told me, “You should talk to your friends,” Netflix told me, “You should have more entertainment.” But the Internet itself has no strong message, but a lot of nois... See more
Alan Chan • My Vision: A New City
“Every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, "This is me and the world be damned!" Leaders have always been the ones to stand against the society — Socrates, Christ, Freud, all the way down the line.” — Rollo May
Look, my commonplace book is easily justified. I write and speak about things for a living. I need this resource. But so do you. You write papers, memos, emails, notes to friends, birthday cards, give advice, have conversations at dinner, console loved ones, tell someone special how you feel about them. All these are opportunities to use the wisdom... See more
Ryan Holiday • How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book”
How you arrived at what you think is more important than what you think
Tim Urban • #360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics | Lex Fridman Podcast
You have already grasped that Sisyphus is the absurd hero. He is, as much through his passions as through his torture. His scorn of the gods, his hatred of death, and his passion for life won him that unspeakable penalty in which the whole being is exerted toward accomplishing nothing. This is the price that must be paid for the passions of this ea
... See moreEs ist wichtig zu verstehen, dass aufgrund des Placebo-Effekts jede Art von Therapie zu einer deutlichen Besserung des Gesundheitszustands führt – so esoterisch diese Therapien auch sein mögen (wie etwa die Rückführungstherapie, die Edelstein- bzw. Kristalltherapie, die Astrologie, Wallfahrten, Wasser aus den Quellen von Lourdes). Die Tatsache, das
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