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Altered states
If we watch ourselves, we discover there is a different person for every switch of mood. – Marie-Louise Von Franz You know what makes every problem more of a problem? Anxiety. The problem is,…
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That’s it
I don’t always know what an elegant design solution should look like. If I did, my job would be very easy. I also struggle to articulate what I’m looking for. When I look at…
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Outlets
The modern person can’t get enough energy. Our phones, computers and cars constantly need plugging in. All that technology is worthless without a charger cable. We treat our bodies like big electronic devices too.…
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The Expert Eye
“Tactics flow from a superior position.” — Bobby Fischer We can’t really know what reality is. The best we can do is to get to know our experience of it, and use other means…
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Tsundoku
If I look around my apartment, I can find twenty or more books that I’ve never opened. Some were bought recently, others have been lying around for years. The Japanese have a name for…
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Ordinary destiny
Fight for your country — that is the best, the only omen! – The Iliad Watch me explain this idea on YouTube We are introduced to the realm of choice and consequence by our…
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Tool builders
A computer is… the most remarkable tool that we’ve ever come up with. – Steve Jobs Beware brand-new time-sucking beta-rollout crap. – Bruce Sterling Right now everyone I know at my job at a…
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Here we go again
One does one’s thinking before one knows what one is to think about. – Julian Jaynes Blindly listening Most of us think in some form and mixture of words and pictures. And a good…
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Milquetoast
To serve a mania is detestable and undignified – Carl Jung Give up the fight, give up control and live – The Odyssey (2026) How did I get through a difficult Vipassana retreat? I had gone…
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