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Category: Food for Thought

  • Being Yourself

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    “Being yourself is a continuous effort. There is always another expectation placed upon you, another person pulling you toward their preferences, another nudge from society to act a certain way. It’s a daily battle to be yourself, not merely what the world wants you to be.” –James Clear

  • Curiosity

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    Curiosity isn’t always seen in a positive light, in part because of its association with prying into other people’s business. Nosiness. Perhaps that’s why English poet Lord Byron wrote, “I loathe that low vice — curiosity,” in his epic poem Don Juan. And, of course, we all know that curiosity killed the cat, although not so many…

  • Confirmation Bias

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    An OPEN MIND must be free of confirmation bias. Charles Tutt What we humans are best at doing is interpreting all new information so that our prior conclusions remain intact. Charles Tutt

  • Problem Solving

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    We can’t solve a problem with the same thought that created it. Charles Tutt

  • Educated Mind

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    It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it.

  • Enthusiasm + Purpose = Ambition

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    Ambition can get a bad rap when it’s paired with words like “greedy,” “selfish,” or “ruthless.” But in actuality, ambition — loosely defined as a strong desire to achieve something through hard work and determination — is the crucial driving force behind accomplishment and action. It’s what marks the difference between a dream and a…

  • Truth

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    Postmodernism: what it got right and what it got wrong We don’t actually do that much with most of our ideas. So their truth value doesn’t matter all that much. For example, I have all kinds of opinions about climate change, nuclear energy and my neighbor’s haircut. But I hardly use those as an input for decisions. Like I…

  • Strength Inside You

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    You can handle a little risk. You can handle a little discomfort. You can handle a little pain. You can handle a little inconvenience. You can handle a little embarrassment. You can handle a little effort. You can summon a little patience. You can summon a little discipline. You can do whatever must be done…

  • I Resonate

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    What God, Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness Have in Common Theories that try to explain these big metaphysical mysteries fall short, making agnosticism the only sensible stance John HorganAugust 14, 2021 In my 20s, I had a friend who was brilliant, charming, Ivy-educated and rich, heir to a family fortune. I’ll call him Gallagher. He could…

  • You PLAY Music

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    You Play the Piano Alan Watts                                              English Spanish Gujarati Hindi                                               The existence, the physical universe is basically playful. There is no necessity for it whatsoever. It isn’t going…