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The serious scholars in non-Western thought should bring us the powerful texts they know of to help us. For the true canon aggregates around the most urgent questions we face. That is the only ground for the study of books. Nietzsche did not seek out Socrates because he was part of the classical canon German boys learned in school. He did so in... See more
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The digital dominance of the 21st Century has sorted us into our own tailored versions of online reality, where we drown in ads and information. It's overwhelming, noisy, and ephemeral. It's hard to have a simple conversation, let alone align the globe on a future worth building.
cameronwiese.com • It's time to build: A New World's Fair
The problem is, as achievement-subjects, not only do we burn ourselves out, but the meaning and value of our lives is always deferred. Once we have our dream job, the perfect home, a perfectly optimised life – once we are productive enough, efficient enough, successful enough – only then will we arrive at meaning. But just like the fruit that... See more
Alec Stubbs • The Achievement Society Is Burning Us Out, We Need More Play
Mastery is the best goal because the rich can't buy it, the impatient can't rush it, the privileged can't inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work.
― Derek Sivers
And Appelbaum does not pause to contemplate a pressing question. Should America import a permanent servant underclass, economically crush the majority of working citizens, and allow communist satellite states to make luxury shoes with the equivalent of slave labor so that the asset-owning class can go on ever nicer cruises? Whether Appelbaum likes... See more
Zoning Out - First Things
But fear-based anxiety that stems from feelings of inadequacy—such as the fear of speaking your mind, fear of being misunderstood, or fear of failure—is all rooted in being disconnected from your True Self. When you feel you are not enough, when you feel that you are not lovable, it means you are identifying with your ego. This is the antithesis of
... See moreKimberly Snyder • You Are More Than You Think You Are
Normal behavior is forgotten. Only weird behavior survives.
Nobody tells stories of when you did the expected — they only tell stories when you did the unexpected.
Normal behavior costs nothing in the short term — but it disappears into the abyss.
Unconventional behavior costs a social price in the short term — but the actions live on as story assets... See more
Nobody tells stories of when you did the expected — they only tell stories when you did the unexpected.
Normal behavior costs nothing in the short term — but it disappears into the abyss.
Unconventional behavior costs a social price in the short term — but the actions live on as story assets... See more
The evidence here is a bit more mixed. There’s no relationship between extraversion and general intelligence. But smart kids tend to be more selective about who they like, and among the extremely intelligent there’s a negative relationship between life satisfaction and time spent with others. This latter finding isn’t necessarily causal (it could... See more