Tag: philosophy
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A timeless rhapsody
I hear the trees singing A timeless rhapsody Are you ready To leave your pain behind Out in the vast plane of The Unexamined They swing gently to this Eternal tune There’s so much more To being human Than a roof over your head (…)
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Invest in the question
When you say you deeply care about something, what does it mean actually? Do you care about what you think is the best way to solve the problem? Or do you care about the question that brought you to that belief? The difference is subtle, but of great consequences. If you care about the question,…
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Resolution
I solemnly resolve to work on Getting rid of The bug of rhetoric Smooth lube of stylization Sumptous pauses Well-polished syntax Lyrical garbage So I can kneel down in winter And bring you in my incompetent hand A lamb of snow
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If you’re waiting for a sign, this is it
There are so many things I haven’t done because of fear, doubt, and procrastination. I thought I wasn’t ready yet. I thought that if I learn just one more thing, practice just one more repetition, read just one more book, I would know exactly what I needed to do. I thought every new skill would…
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Princess
My face all covered in glitterAnd shameThought I could be a princess for one dayToday I’m just a clown The more I strive to stand out from the crowdThe bigger fool I make of myself The more I try to prove myself worthyThe more unworthy I feel deep inside (…)
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Don’t forget: you’re going to die – All the awkward shades of Automattic Grand Meetup
Why would anyone want to talk about death? It’s an immensely overwhelming topic, and almost everyone sensibly stays away from it. Unless you were personally affected by death in recent past, you won’t probably want to chat about it, and even then you’ll be extremely careful to do that. Death is an ultimate conversation killer,…
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What if the goal was to let go of goals? – How facing the meaninglessness helped me get out of my own way.
Imagine three things you want to achieve or accomplish, three things that would cause you to thrive. It could be this week, this month, or this year… At the very least, this seems like a harmless exercise… Even if it won’t help you achieve any goals, the worst possible outcome is to stay where you…
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How much trust do you have in the ground beneath you? – What navigating underwater taught me about navigating through life.
Every once in a while my trust in the ground beneath gets shattered. Something I believed would not be going to happen suddenly happens, and leaves me stumped. I’m in a new situation where my old habits and ways of problem solving no longer work. People change so much I can hardly recognize them. Communities…
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