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1627 || but we're all so cynical
We can actually build a better world, but we have to break the cycle of cynicism, first.
Read the Inner Self Article on How to Make the World a Bette…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
1626 || time worship
The invention of the modern clock has turned time into a commodity. It's something you can spend, save, waste, lose, or trade for money directly.
Clo…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
1625 || one must imagine sisyphus happy
“Do you think that the trees grow tired every winter of having to shed their leaves and think to themselves, I don’t want to go through another bitte…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
1624 || longtermism
A society grows great when old men plant trees under whose shade they know they’ll never sit.
Yesterday we discussed the difficult task of creating Lo…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
1623 || what to talk about, after the arguing (the nuclear waste problem)
If you need a conversation starter to break the awkward lulls and post-fight silences at your Thanksgiving dinner, I HIGHLY suggest looking up the wi…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
1622 || the limiting nature of overthinking
"If we focus [too much] on ourselves and how we feel, then we are limiting our experiences by definition." Victoria Spratt wrote, in her article: "Yo…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
1622 || finding purpose at an all you can eat buffet
Finding your purpose in life is like finding your favorite food at a brand new "all you can eat" buffet. You arrive hungry and excited, and everythin…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
1620 || self absorbed vs. self aware
"If we focus [too much] on ourselves and how we feel, then we are limiting our experiences by definition." Victoria Spratt wrote, in her article: "Yo…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
1619 || stop overthinking yourself
"I think about myself a lot, and not in a good way. I find myself obsessing over past mistakes, cringey moments, etc. and end up feeling guilty and p…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
1618 || we’re in a self-objectification crisis
Understanding your identity is honestly, none of your business. Don't attach yourself to an identity, because identity, is inherently limiting to it'…
10 months, 3 weeks ago