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Humanity is in its adolescence

"If we think of one million years in terms of a single, eighty-year life, then today humanity would be in its adolescence—sixteen years old…

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Created on 27th April, 2021

I am being asked what life means

Like the student in class who is scared to say what they think because "how could I know?" Well of course you aren't sure, but you are lucky…

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Created on 25th February, 2021

It's in your best interest to act with integrity

To make decisions with integrity, I make one change: when I imagine picking an action, I pretend that picking it causes everyone to know…

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Created on 4th May, 2021

Karma is basically real

Your karma sticks with you not because of cosmic repercussions, but because people are consistent and because we get stuck in our patterns…

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Created on 28th March, 2021

Life as a quest for meaning

Life is a quest for meaning, but that meaning does not have to be absolute. We can find meaning in the meaningless: striving to be an…

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Created on 28th March, 2021

Loss from Track-Switching

Track-switching is often ineffective and leads to a loss of value. It can cause me to be much less satisfied, more distracted, unable to…

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Created on 28th February, 2021

Making Friends and Helping People is True Networking

Networking feels disgusting. Going to a job fair, presenting your resume, icebreakers with strangers in your field. I just threw up in my…

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Created on 14th March, 2021

Nothing external changes anything internal

"Nothing is important as you think it is when you're thinking about it" - Thinking Fast and Slow You ever really really want something, get…

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Created on 14th March, 2021

Only what happens now happens later

Sometimes tomorrow means tomorrow, but most of the time it means never. Sometimes I hope that I'll be fully present at a later time when…

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Created on 28th March, 2021

Presence is a better proxy than happiness for meaningful moments

The most meaningful experiences of people's lives are not necessarily the happiest or most pleasurable. People don't often tell stories…

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Created on 16th March, 2021

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