Thomas
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Thomas
It’s easy to get into a routine of all the things that are supposed to be indicators of a good life, and yet that life is not good.
It’s just... fine.
The “good life” lives beyond those bounds.
It’s just... fine.
The “good life” lives beyond those bounds.
Elle Griffin • Maybe you need to have more fun
Agency > Intelligence
I had this intuitively wrong for decades, I think due to a pervasive cultural veneration of intelligence, various entertainment/media, obsession with IQ etc. Agency is significantly more powerful and significantly more scarce. Are you hiring for agency? Are we educating for agency? Are you acting... See more
Andrej Karpathyx.com
I’ve 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
the Overlord Effect—a Godlike attitude emerging from a feeling that we have mastered the universe and colonized space.
Can a Sense of Awe Inspire a New Worldview? | Atmos
At the very root of failing societal systems is a particular system of thought, with origins in the European ‘Enlightenment’. This dominant mindset has underpinned modern scientific advancement, bringing extraordinary material comfort to large parts of the world. At the same time its reductionist tendency has shaped over centuries a mass culture of... See more
The system within - Club of Rome
