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958 || reasons to be an optimist
it is possible to believe that all the human mind has ever accomplished is but the dream before the awakening.
apocalyptic thinking is normal. it's e…
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957 || a case for optimism || anti-apocalypse
"we live in capitalism. it's powers seem inescapable. but then, so did the divine rights of kings." - Ursula Le Guin
apocalyptic thinking is normal. i…
2 years, 11 months ago
956 || don't pick a lane (pick an umbrella)
rant alert: I've always been someone who switches lanes a lil too often but as long as I know what direction I'm heading, who cares if I can't decide…
2 years, 11 months ago
955 || facebook clickbait + surveillance capitalism
Be selfish when using social media. It should be social. Are you feeling like you're more social when you're engaging with the app? How can you make …
2 years, 11 months ago
954 || how to escape the rat box
Science confirms that facebook is a skinner box and we are just rats but we can be more conscious with our most valuable asset (our attention) and li…
2 years, 11 months ago
953 || "skinner box"
I used uptime.app to check out the brief spark notes version of Antisocial Media: Siva Vaidhyanathan's How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Dem…
2 years, 11 months ago
952 || predatory apps + ads rant
another rant about capitalism but this one is important!!!!
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951 || easterlin paradox
The Easterlin Paradox refers to the idea that, on average, increasing income levels in a society do not necessarily lead to increased happiness or li…
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950 || how to "just do it" || strategies to overcome executive dysfunction
The "Just One Thing" Approach: Tell yourself that you'll do just one thing related to the task. It could be writing one sentence, reading one page, o…
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949 || Cleese on creativity
John Cleese, British actor and comedian once said: “Nothing will stop you being creative so effectively as the fear of making a mistake. Creativity i…
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