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103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
philosophy
process
68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice
philosophy
A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.
quote
process
philosophy
All people are different people.
quote
philosophy
All that is lacking is knowledge
philosophy
science
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will
philosophy
quote
Andy Warhol, Stoic?
philosophy
stoicism
quote
Assume that everybody has a valid point
philosophy
Be willing to be a beginner every single morning
quote
education
philosophy
Benedict Cumberbatch Reads a Letter from Kurt Vonnegut with Advice for the Future
philosophy
Buddhism and Science
religion
science
philosophy
Carl Sagan Lost Lecture
science
philosophy
politics
Carl Sagan on climate, nuclear war, and ignorance
philosophy
politics
economics
climate
Christopher Schwarz On The Value Of Craftsmanship
philosophy
craft
David Post on Ruth Bader Ginsberg on writing
quote
writing
process
philosophy
Design Principals
design
philosophy
Don't create a situation with a junkie after dark
quote
philosophy
Doublespeak: Language Designed to Mislead While Pretending Otherwise
philosophy
politics
language
What We Believe About Beliefs
quote
philosophy
belief
Ethics and the Internet
philosophy
accessibility
every loss triggers the pool of grief
death
grief
philosophy
Everything Is Just a Happening
philosophy
meditation
Experience without theory is blind
philosophy
quote
Find joy in experiences not things
philosophy
economics
climate
Good rule for the internet
philosophy
social media
Halon's Razor
psychology
philosophy
Helping others helps you too.
civics
philosophy
How do you know what's true?
philosophy
psychology
human intuition is often mistaken
philosophy
psychology
I would rather have questions I can't answer than answers I can't question
science
religion
quote
philosophy
If Nothing Lasts, Then What Is Happiness?
philosophy
happiness
If technology helps us do more with less effort, what do we do with the savings?
philosophy
tech
If we must think of time as a currency, then it is better to think of it as invested, not spent
philosophy
process
Independence is an illusion
philosophy
It's not my fault, but it is my problem
quote
philosophy
It’s so much easier to make a mess than to clean it up.
process
philosophy
J. Kenji LĂłpez-Alt Is Cooking Up a New Kind of Perfection
food
philosophy
John Cleese on Extremism
politics
philosophy
John Roderick on Virtue Signaling and Valor
philosophy
civics
politics
Our monuments are representations of myth, not fact
politics
philosophy
racism
Less but better
philosophy
quote
design
Let Go or Be Dragged
psychology
philosophy
qyote
Lie becomes truth only if person wanna believe it.
quote
philosophy
Metaphorical truths
truth
philosophy
guns
Most of what we know, we know because someone we trust told us so.
philosophy
knowledge
Nancy on Spreadable Thoughts
communication
journalism
philosophy
No One Knows What They’re Doing
music
philosophy
meme
On Bullshit
philosophy
language
On Knowing Things
philosophy
quote
knowledge
On opinions
philosophy
On Pac man
ux
philosophy
game
On Projects
philosophy
process
One approach to counter fascist
politics
communication
philosophy
Patton Oswalt on the Bible
philosophy
religion
Pay attention to how people treat you after you tell them, No.
quote
philosophy
relationships
Philosophy: Basic Readings 2nd Edition
book
philosophy
politics
religion
justice
Play to win but in a way that gets you re-invited to more games
philosophy
quote
politics
protecting the means of improving knowledge is more important than any particular piece of knowledge
philosophy
science
Radical Diversity
philosophy
Religion is...
religion
philosophy
Serenity Prayer
philosophy
process
Specific forms of religious certainty are deadly and they are contagious
religion
philosophy
The Art of Not Taking Things Personally
philosophy
psychology
The Common Project
philosophy
science
civics
politics
The Futures Cone, use and history
philosophy
mental model
The Journey
philosophy
The Meaning of Life
quote
philosophy
kindness
the moment you're using violence to prevent someone from speaking you are on the wrong side
philosophy
speech
violence
The only constant in life is change.
quote
philosophy
The original meaning of pull yourself up by your bootstraps
language
philosophy
The Pandemic Is a Marathon Without a Finish Line. How Can We Win?
covid
philosophy
process
The Questions Concerning Technology
philosophy
technology
The Real Trolley Problem
capitalism
politics
philosophy
The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday
process
philosophy
There is never band weather only bad cloths.
philosophy
quote
There is no such thing as a self-made success
philosophy
capitalism
They Absolutely Do Not Believe Their Own Bullshit, but It’s Useful for Them to Pretend They Do
trump
politics
quote
philosophy
Things that must be earned
process
happiness
philosophy
wealth
money
Tips for a Better Life
philosophy
We should expect the truth to be confusing
philosophy
science
evolution
What Can You Do About QAnon
trump
journalism
philosophy
What is true
philosophy
What other people will think?
philosophy
mindfulness
When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out. Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
quote
philosophy
process
White Supremacy Culture
philosophy
process
Wisdom From Merlin
philosophy
You are not so smart
quote
philosophy
You can always choose to put the shovel down
philosophy
process
You cannot enter any world for which you do not have the language.
philosophy
language
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
philosophy
creativity
Your experience is not everyone's else's experience
quote
politics
philosophy