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Category Archives: Food For Thought
On Luck
Luck is an interesting concept. Â Many of the successful people I know consider themselves lucky. Â Not just from a “I’m lucky to have been successful” standpoint, but from a “chance events usually seem to benefit me” standpoint. Â Part of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Disappointment, Luck, Opportunity
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Creativity and the Importance of Disappointment
I’m just diving into Jonah Lehrer’s new book on creativity, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Â We’ve discussed creativity here extensively, and even addressed how to be creative, but I hope to share some new insights from this book soon. Â In the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Creativity, Jonah Lehrer, Psychology
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The Most Astounding Fact About The Universe
You may have seen Neil deGrasse Tyson’s quote about what he considers to be the most astounding fact about the universe, but it’s even more impressive when mashed up by Max Schlickenmeyer:
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Video
Tagged Humanity, Life, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Space
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How To Break A Habit
We’ve talked before about building habits. Â That’s important. Â But so is breaking habits. Â Luckily, unlike forcing yourself to repeatedly do something new and scary, breaking existing habits isn’t nearly as hard. Â One of the easiest ways is simply to substitute … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Choice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Persuasion, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement, Video
Tagged Change, Habits
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Worthy Ideals?
[E]verybody has certain ideals which determine the direction of his endeavors and his judgments. In this sense I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves — such an ethical basis I call more proper for a … Continue reading
You Can Decide To Be Happy
Good listen:
Posted in Advice, Choice, Food For Thought, Psychology, Quotes, Rationality
Tagged Choice, Happiness, Psychology, Success
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The Importance of the Individual
Some interesting emails with readers about Dokkodo, and the merits of a life of service. Â Service is important, no doubt, But I still put the individual first. Â After all, service of any kind is, eventually, for the benefit of individuals. … Continue reading
Posted in Food For Thought, Future, Quotes, Relationships
Tagged Albert Einstein, Capitalism, Collectivism, Goals, Individualism, Purpose, Society
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What’s the Upside?
When their money is at stake, people often ask what the downside is. Â How much can I lose? Â Then they weigh this against the upside. Â How much can I make? Strangely, when money isn’t at stake, people don’t really seem … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Relationships
Tagged Don't Be a Dick, gossip, relationships, Upside
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How Photographers Actually Spend Their Time
Note that this is true for literally every profession, especially the “glamorous” ones (click to enlarge): HT: Chase Jarvis
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Creativity, Food For Thought, Marketing, Productivity, Quotes
Tagged Business, Career, Photography
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The Path of Aloneness
Miyamoto Musashi is regarded as the best swordsman in Japanese history, and one of the greatest warriors in history. Â He was also a devout strategist. Â Written during the week he spent preparing for his own death, a period in which … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Duty, Minimalism, Mushashi, Tyler Durden
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…But No One Else Is Doing It
It’s scary if you’re the only one doing something. Â The immediate thought is that you must be doing something wrong. Â Surely, if you were right, someone else would be doing it. Sometimes, that’s true. Â Nobody is selling bacon-flavored oxygen because … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Fear, Scary
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Screen Real Estate, Productivity, and Idiots
Ran across these thoughts on how minimizing your screen real estate might actually boost your productivity: Having a big screen is a good excuse to stick a Twitter client here, mail client there, have list of files pane constantly open, … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Productivity, Quotes
Tagged Advice, Idiots, Internet, Productivity, Screen
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Fear Breeds Superstition
Superstition, then, is engendered, preserved, and fostered by fear. Â If anyone desire an example, let him take Alexander, who only began superstitiously to seek guidance from seers, when he first learnt to fear fortune in the passes of Sysis (Curtius, … Continue reading
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Tagged Belief, Benedict de Spinoza, Fear, Rationality, Superstition
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Problem Solving In The Real World
From about 5 years old to somewhere between 18 and 30 years old, we’re asked to solve problems in some specific way in order to demonstrate we understand what the professor was paid to teach us. Â You’re allowed to use … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Psychology, Self-Improvement
Tagged Academia, Academics, Problem, Structure, Thinking
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Atheism 2.0: Religious Benefits for the Secular Life
The video, embedded below, is difficult to quote, but touches on some of the issues we’ve discussed before. Â Definitely worth soaking in:
Posted in Food For Thought, Psychology, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Alain de Botton, Atheism, Religion
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