Roberto Gejman
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Roberto Gejman
- There are misfortunes in life that no one will accept; people would rather believe in the supernatural and the impossible.”
— Alexandre Dumas, “The Man in the Iron Mask” “The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.”
— Erich Fromm , “Man for Himself”from The Wisdom Letter #123
“The destruction of the world is the last, almost desperate attempt to save myself from being crushed by it.”
— Erich Fromm , “The Fear of Freedom”from The Wisdom Letter #123
- And so, as we grow up, we identify not only with the sense of being here as boundless aware presence, and not only with our individual personhood, but we also identify with all these categories, ideas, beliefs and stories. If you insult a category I feel identified with, I feel personally threatened, hurt and insulted. If you question my political ... See more
- Easy AI tool for document analysis
Google has released an experimental AI called NotebookLM that allows you to upload PDF and text files for processing. The AI then generates various outputs such as FAQs, study guides, and briefing documents. The most intriguing feature is its ability to create a 10-minute long podcast-style conversation between a ... See morefrom Flexible AirTags/Mental time travel/Memorable audible books
“And then, again, the more distinctly a man knows, the more intelligent he is, the more pain he has; the man who is gifted with genius suffers most of all.”
— Arthur Schopenhauer , “The World as Will and Representation”from The Wisdom Letter #118
“It is well known that the most radical revolutionary will become a conservative on the day after the revolution.”
— Hannah Arendtfrom The Wisdom Letter #111
To see this curious optical illusion, first place the tips of your index fingers together, holding them about three
from Entertaining Science Experiments With Everyday Objects by Martin Gardner