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Reflection and more analytical thinking associated with selfishness. Trusting your intuition associated with kindness and cooperation.

“If we do not analyze, we will not understand. But let us not presume that we have understood just because we have analyzed.” — Nicolás Gómez Dávila

“We are drunk on our own ideas. To sober up, take a step back every now and then and examine their quality in hindsight. Which of your ideas from the past ten years were truly outstanding? Exactly.” ― Rolf Dobelli, The Art of Thinking Clearly

House of cards “5500 faulty papers were retracted in 2022, compared with 119 in 2002” The Band of Debunkers Busting Bad Scientists wsj.com/science/data-c…

The power of conformity caught on candid camera (1962)

Stephen Fry on never becoming anything

Imagine cramming 30 energetic kids into an artificially lit room for eight hours a day, without their consent, and forcing them to engage with content that holds no interest, all while imposing penalties for any attempt to leave their seats…

On a long enough timeline, absolutely nothing you say or do matters You can get nihilistic and say nothing matters so what’s the point 🤷🏻‍♂️ You can put your faith in an afterlife and wait for that 🙏 Or you can create your own meaning while you’re here and get after it anyway 🚀

C.S Lewis on going back to move forward

Pain is the currency of gain, but an overdraft doesn’t buy extra.

People aren't rational. They are rationalizing. While rationality itself has merit, those who make a point out of being rational tend to underestimate the role that irrational forces play in their lives, and so are mostly rationalizing things with pointless word games.

An absurd, unproductive, pessimistic madman? Or a profound philosopher who rejected convention, spoke the truth, and lived with maximum authenticity? This week, we delve into the world of Diogenes and discuss the wisdom he might hold for our modern lives.

“Because there is no time for thinking and no rest in thinking, we no longer weigh divergent views; we’re content to hate them.” ― Nietzsche

Inflation hitting hard on the allotment. 6 paving slabs now going for a bottle of liquid firelighter and 4 cans of Carlsberg.

Heidegger said we should spend more time in graveyards as a reminder to appreciate life and live authentically. This guy lived on the street I grew up on. He lost his wife and 6 kids over the course of 32 years, including sons at the Battle of the Somme. Lived on for another 22.

You cannot be wealthier than a person who has what they need, owes nothing, and does what they like.

“Generally speaking, the deader the author, the more worthwhile the work.” — William T. Vollmann

Normopathy The pathological pursuit of conformity and societal acceptance at the expense of individuality.

The kind of book that's always on the pulse of what you are thinking! A being well manual for coaches . Thanks John Stoszkowski Daniel Massaro 🙌