Thought provoking
You have already grasped that Sisyphus is the absurd hero. He is, as much through his passions as through his torture. His scorn of the gods, his hatred of death, and his passion for life won him that unspeakable penalty in which the whole being is exerted toward accomplishing nothing. This is the price that must be paid for the passions of this ea
... See moreYoung people do not degenerate; this occurs only after grown men have already become corrupt,” wrote Montesquieu in the eighteenth century.1 Our children may take this statement to heart when they find that their elders are leaving them with a poorer future. Three-quarters of American adults today are not confident that their children will be bette
... See moreJoel Kotkin • The Coming of Neo-Feudalism
Look, my commonplace book is easily justified. I write and speak about things for a living. I need this resource. But so do you. You write papers, memos, emails, notes to friends, birthday cards, give advice, have conversations at dinner, console loved ones, tell someone special how you feel about them. All these are opportunities to use the wisdom... See more
Ryan Holiday • How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book”
Pain is information, and information is painful. Rewiring your brain is not a frictionless process. Some knowledge can only be discovered the hard way.
The sooner you can convert pain into knowledge, the sooner you can experience the next useful pain. Don’t put yourself through the same pain too many times. To access new information you must experie
... See moreStephan Ango • Pain Is Information
Es ist wichtig zu verstehen, dass aufgrund des Placebo-Effekts jede Art von Therapie zu einer deutlichen Besserung des Gesundheitszustands führt – so esoterisch diese Therapien auch sein mögen (wie etwa die Rückführungstherapie, die Edelstein- bzw. Kristalltherapie, die Astrologie, Wallfahrten, Wasser aus den Quellen von Lourdes). Die Tatsache, das
... See moreStefan Kölsch • Good Vibrations
How you arrived at what you think is more important than what you think
Tim Urban • #360 – Tim Urban: Tribalism, Marxism, Liberalism, Social Justice, and Politics | Lex Fridman Podcast
Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.
- Mary Oliver
Regret is a time machine to the past.
Worry is a time machine to the future.
Gratitude is a time machine to the present.
