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On Character
In Britain, it’s a crime to display a sign that is “threatening or abusive or insulting” with the intent to provoke “distress”, even if that sign is displayed in your own window. The local constabulary explained that citizens, “in the … Continue reading
How To Be 10x Happier In Just 60 Minutes A Day
If you have a job, chances are most of your waking hours are not your own.  Most of all your hours may not be your own.  Between the time it takes you to get ready in the morning, your commute, and … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Choice, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Psychology, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Choice, Control, Depression, Fear, Happiness, How to be Happy
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Mystery
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious — the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. – Albert Einstein It’s no coincidence that we’re so driven by mystery: the unknown is what … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes
Tagged Albert Einstein, Creativity, Fear, Mysterious, Mystery, Unknown
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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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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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Fear and Fire
“Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It’s like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can’t control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Art, Business, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Psychology, Quotes
Tagged Control, Fear, Quotes
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You’re Not Unique
Most of the things you experience are universal. Â Every emotion you’ve ever felt has been felt by just about everybody else. Everyone is scared. Those who succeed had, and have, the same fears as you. Â But they do it anyway.
Steve Jobs on Failure
I’ve never found anyone who didn’t want to help me if I asked them for help. Most people never pick up the phone and call; most people never ask. And that’s what separates, sometimes, the people who do things and … Continue reading
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Tagged Failure, Fear, Steve Jobs
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Hope and Fear
They’re not so different: The two of them march in unison like a prisoner and the escort he is handcuffed to. Â Fear keeps pace with hope. . . . both belong to amind in suspense, to amind in a state … Continue reading
What Scares Us Most
There is no child on the planet who is afraid of the dark. They’re afraid of not being able to see what’s around them. They’re afraid of the unknown. We all are. While fear of pain drives us to act … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Fear, Perception, Religion, Scare
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Do It Because You’re Bad At It
From 0 to 18, we’re constantly doing stuff we’re bad at. It starts out with just being by ourselves at night, then walking, then talking. Eventually, we go off to school. We’re out of our comfort zones, meeting all kinds … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad, Fear, Poor, Scary, Self-Improvement, Skill
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You’re Always Gonna Be Scared
We’re all scared. The difference is whether you’re gonna keep moving. An inspiring talk about fear by Merlin Mann: (starts slow, but it’s worth pushing through) What are you scared of?
Posted in Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Creating, Fear, Making, Moving, They Can't Eat You
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Conquering Fear
Most people have irrational fears of some sort. Whether it’s of flying, or confined spaces, or water, or people, the best method is always facing those fears head on. Click here for an amazing write up of someone who overcame … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Rationality, Self-Improvement
Tagged Band-Aid technique, Decency, Fear, good, Humanity, people
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Why Creativity is Scary
What is creativity? Is it spawning new ideas from whole cloth? Is it wild discovery and clear innovation? Where does creativity come from? Is it that Eureka moment, that flash of inspiration that comes out of the ether? Is it, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Fear, Mark Cuban, Steve Jobs
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Poke The Box
Not only do I think Seth Godin’s new manifesto, Poke The Box, is worth reading, I think there’s some ideas in it that are so important I’m putting them down here so I don’t forget them. The book is only … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Creativity, Inspiration, Productivity, Quotes, Self-Improvement
Tagged Doing, Failure, Fear, Focus, Poke The Box, Seth Godin, Starting
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