The Maxims by La Rochefoucauld Summary (8/10)
La Rochefoucauld was one of the best writers of maxims in France.
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There’s Time for an Experience
A Better Experience The Morning Train* Saving Time How much time has technology saved you? It’s amazing that not long ago, you needed payphones, notebooks, clunky alarm clocks, leather phone-books, photo albums, and…
What is Ancient Philosophy? Summary (8/10)
In What is Ancient Philosophy? Pierre Hadot shows us the more practical side of philosophy, based on the way it was practices by its originators in ancient Greece over two thousand years ago.
Jesus was a Risk Taker (Skin in the Game)
Jesus was a risk taker In Christianity, it would have been easier to separate Jesus from God, but there was an insistence on the Trinity.
Superorganisms and Memes
The idea of the superorganism by Howard Bloom, answers the question posed at the end of this [article](https://unearnedwisdom.
Lesson 1: Deadwood – Let it burn
To be proud of your insufficiencies is arrogant and foolish. [Peterson recalls a conversation](https://www.youtube.
Knowing Someone’s Intentions
Seeing The Cracks At first sight, things appear perfect. When you first meet someone – you don’t see who they are. You only see future possibilities. Your first impression is determined by their superficial…
The 6 Reasons I Blog
I love to write. I’m not sure why, but I seem to do it consistently over the course of my life. A lot of things around me change, my interests change, the people I spend my time with change, my goals change, but…
Jordan Peterson vs Susan Blackmore – Do we need God to make sense of life?
Do we need God to make sense of life? Jordan Peterson and Susan Blackmore debated whether God was necessary for meaning to exist. They first discuss the nature of memes and archetypes.
Lesson 3: Don’t be Naive
The Courage to Trust Others Don’t trust others because you’re naïve, trust them because you’re courageous. You should expect them to have the capacity to hurt you, but you should be willing to take a chance anyway.…
Chapter 4: Keep Moving – Calculated Momentum (The 50th Law)
Miles Davis* THE OLD MUSICIANS STAY WHERE THEY ARE AND BECOME LIKE MUSEUM PIECES UNDER GLASS, SAFE, EASY TO UNDERSTAND, PLAYING THAT TIRED OLD SHIT OVER AND OVER AGAIN…. BEBOP WAS ABOUT CHANGE, ABOUT EVOLUTION. IT…
The Symbolic Order
Mirrors and Shadows: How Lacan and Žižek Explain Today’s Society Jacques Lacan’s ideas about language, desire, and identity—highlighted by Slavoj Žižek’s sharp insights—give us a clear and powerful way to understand…
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