Author: Charles Tutt
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Do It Now
The Important Stuff Anyway Only put off until tomorrow what you’re willing to die having left undone. Pablo Picasso
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My Thoughts on the Following Article…
Why Banning Abortion is Terrible For Public Health Dispelling myths and looking to science Gideon M-K; Health Nerd Abortion is in the news again, because in the United States a leaked Supreme Court document appears to show that the landmark Roe v Wade decision will be overturned shortly. This will almost certainly have the practical impact of…
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Decision Making
The most practical decision-making is not making better choices, it’s learning to deal with uncertainty. The most common thing holding people back from the right answer is holding on to previous beliefs. Instead of instinctively rejecting new information, take in what comes your way through a thoughtful system of evaluating probabilities and then pivot.
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If I Am
If I am, then death is not. If death is, then I am not. Why should I fear that which can only exist when I do not? Epicurus
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Cows do NOT Give Milk
COWS DON’T GIVE MILK A father used to say to his children when they were young: — When you all reach the age of 12 I will tell you the secret of life. One day, when the oldest turned 12, he anxiously asked his father what was the secret of life. The father replied that…
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Mental Garden
From As a Man Thinketh by James Allen Man’s mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild. James Allen Act is the blossom of thought; and joy and suffering are its fruits; thus does a man garner in the sweet and bitter fruitage of his own…
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Is There a Lesson for us Here?
The following article is about a study done by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Calhoun John B. Calhoun. It was published by Farnam Street May 1, 2022. I found it to be quite interesting and relevant to our times in terms of our “social evolution”. Insight “In July 1968, four pairs of mice were introduced into the habitat. The habitat…
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On Thinking
Solitude and Leadership by William Deresiewicz “If you want others to follow, learn to be alone with your thoughts.” Solitude and Leadership was delivered by William Deresiewicz to the plebe class at the United States Military Academy at West Point in October 2009 and originally published in The American Scholar. Speech Transcript: My title must seem…
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Words That Matter
and The Wright Right Correct Words Really Matter Any word that’s really important is also confusing. Words like trust, love, friend, fair, honest, lead, connect, authentic, justice, dignity–they have dozens of different meanings. Perhaps that’s because they’re important. It’s worth spending a moment to understand what we mean when we say something that might mean…
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Preserving Consciousness
/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRvf00NooN8 The Most Exciting Video I’ve Ever Seen! It’s more than an hour, but very interesting and thought provoking.