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the weirder, the better
instagram.comSocrates was put to death because most people, rightfully prefer myth to critical thinking. Strauss understood that Athens and Jerusalem are two competing ideals, two mutually exclusive models, for organizing society. Athens espouses the ideal of negative capability, but Jerusalem espouses the ideal of obedience to the Divine Law.
Zohar Atkins • The Liberal Arts Are Dying Because Liberalism is Dying
so so happy with new Sublime. pulling back on UI was exactly what I was wanting
The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play.
“This business of… being a writer is ultimately about asking yourself, ‘How alive am I willing to be?’” —ANNE LAMOTT
Jeff Goins • You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)
notes/on notetaking, notemaking and research
> status: #notes #livedoc
book/ "How to Take Smart Notes. One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking"
be open in research
- confirmation bias harms more than helps
- when researching aim for \*any relevant\* info, indiscriminately
- especially if the source opposes your main argument or
... See more“What does it mean to think of revolution not as destroying capitalism, but as ceasing to create capitalism?”
Stop making Capitalism – John Holloway
https://johnholloway.com.mx/2011/07/30/stop-making-capitalism/
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Stop making Capitalism – John Holloway
https://johnholloway.com.mx/2011/07/30/stop-making-capitalism/
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bangers and on capitalism
This whole piece is just ::chef's kiss::
Description begins with visualization of what it is you want the reader to experience. It ends with your translating what you see in your mind into words on the page.