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There are two halves to a thinker. One is about the intention behind the mind: it covers the life you cultivate, your mental composition, the discipline of your attention, and your capacity for wonder, excitement, and creation. This is honest work that is immune to shortcuts. The other half is the expressive outlet: learning the theories of civiliz
... See moreLion thinks empathy is another way we have learned to recognize life. When the party ends and guests leave, the house doesn’t just look empty. It feels empty. Absence of life gives off sensation. One possibility is mirror neurons, which are the habit machinery beneath empathy. In the presence
Steven Kotler • Last Tango in Cyberspace: A Novel
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.
Steven Kotler • Last Tango in Cyberspace: A Novel
Years ago, it had occurred to me that Darwin and Nietzsche agreed on one thing: the defining characteristic of the organism is striving. Describing life otherwise was like painting a tiger