The Reasonable Person Adapts Himself to the World…
George Bernard Shaw’s provocative assertion that “The reasonable person adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
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How to Treat Rosacea?
Rosacea is a common but often misunderstood condition that is estimated to affect more than 16 million Americans. Rosacea typically begins as redness on the central face and can progress to form bumps and pus-filled…
Mind and Cosmos Summary (8/10)
In his book “Mind and Cosmos,” Nagel argues that humans should resist assuming that the tools at their disposal are sufficient to understand the universe as a whole.
Reality Reveals Itself To You (Week 34 Of Wisdom)
The rascal/philosopher Alan Watts gained notoriety for popularizing Eastern ideas in the Western world. He thought of himself as an entertainer, but do not mistake levity with insincerity.
Lesson 5: You Don’t Lose Fear, You Become more Courageous
A Dialogue Unless you are terribly honest with yourself, you will not question the real reasons why you are avoiding something.
When Not to Argue
When one considers how ready are the forces of young men for discharge, one does not wonder at seeing them decide so uncritically and with so little selection for this or that cause: that which attracts them is the…
Abstraction and Reality
The world feels like it’s spinning off its axis lately. Stock markets dive without warning, climates shift unpredictably, and trivial disagreements explode into major conflicts overnight.
How to Read Robert Greene ?
I first read the 48 Laws of Power*, and since then, I have read the other five books that he wrote and have summarized them.
When Yuval Harari warned Daniel Kahneman of the Future
Armed Predator drone firing Hellfire missile* On September 14, 2019, a drone hit two oil facilities in Aramco.
The Denial of Death (Week 19 of Wisdom)
“The man of knowledge of our time is bowed down under a burden he never imaged he would ever have: the overproduction of truth that cannot be consumed.” The Denial of Death* by Ernest Becker is a great book that set…
Weird Realism Summary (7/10)
Master For the master, there is no ‘tit for tat’… when we give something to the Master, we do not expect anything in return…” Stated more simply, the implicit Master who utters each proverb does so in a lordly manner…
Summary and Review of “The Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis
“The Screwtape Letters” by C.S. Lewis is a profound and thought-provoking work that delves into the intricacies of human nature, temptation, and spiritual warfare.
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