Communication is what makes us human, enabling us to connect on the deepest level with those around us — telling our own stories, expressing wants, needs and desires, or hearing those of others by really
Month: November 2017
The measure of how much you value something or someone is when you’re with them, not when you WANT or MISS themThe measure of how much you value something or someone is when you’re with them, not when you WANT or MISS them
I was previously in a relationship where my feelings for the person were intense and full of meaning when they weren’t with me. But when I was actually with that person,
Am I full of shit? – If you think you’re right about something, find someone to challenge you. You’ll see if you’re actually on to something, or just full of it [+ how Socrates approached this]Am I full of shit? – If you think you’re right about something, find someone to challenge you. You’ll see if you’re actually on to something, or just full of it [+ how Socrates approached this]
In Plato’s Theaetetus, Thedourus and Socrates debate what it is to ‘know’ or ‘perceive’ something. And Socrates being the annoying (but excellently annoying) bloke he was, badgers Theaetetus about what they
Missing the point #5: Our understanding of death – what are we on about? We’ve got no idea. (+ Neil Strauss on statues and commerative days)Missing the point #5: Our understanding of death – what are we on about? We’ve got no idea. (+ Neil Strauss on statues and commerative days)
Humans understand a bunch of shit. We can split the atom, build the Large Hadron Collider and launch and then land a rocket back on Earth. But there’s one thing we have no
Was Socrates taking the piss? [pt.2] – Does saying ‘There’s only one thing I know – that I know nothing’ actually mean you’re saying you know TWO things?Was Socrates taking the piss? [pt.2] – Does saying ‘There’s only one thing I know – that I know nothing’ actually mean you’re saying you know TWO things?
This is something my girlfriend suggested to me after yesterday’s post on the better way to approach knowledge and whether Socrates was taking the piss. If Socrates said ‘There’s only
Was Socrates taking the piss when he said this? Isn’t saying ‘I don’t know anything’ still a form of knowing something? Instead of ‘I don’t know anything’, would it not have been more accurate to say ‘Do I know anything?’?Was Socrates taking the piss when he said this? Isn’t saying ‘I don’t know anything’ still a form of knowing something? Instead of ‘I don’t know anything’, would it not have been more accurate to say ‘Do I know anything?’?
This is something that my mate Matt said the other day… If Socrates was the wisest bloke human guy there ever was, and he used to say ‘There’s only one
How do you know you’re not dreaming right now?How do you know you’re not dreaming right now?
When you dream at night, does it sometimes feel real? So real that you feel anxiety, worry, fear, jealousy, love, happiness and even pain in it? And if time is
If you have something you think you can’t imagine losing, you don’t own it. It owns you.If you have something you think you can’t imagine losing, you don’t own it. It owns you.
Do you have something you can’t imagine losing? Or something that you can’t afford to lose? Well that things owns you. You’re its bitch. I would hate to lose my
If you managed to survive okay without something or someone before they came into your life, you can live without it after it’s goneIf you managed to survive okay without something or someone before they came into your life, you can live without it after it’s gone
What’s the most important thing or person/people/animal in your life? At some point they came into your life, right? But before that, you were fine living without them, so it’s realistic that you
The philosophy of: Que sara saraThe philosophy of: Que sara sara
If the past is the complete opposite of the future, then if the past is set, that must mean that the future is set in absolutely 0.00000000 ways. There may
Things are the the way they are, there’s no other way they could be.Things are the the way they are, there’s no other way they could be.
When you look back on forks in the road, it can be tempting to think, ‘If I had/hadn’t done x, then I wouldn’t be with/doing/living in y…’, but the only
Can you use your mind to not get pissed off over annoying things (or even enjoying them?) + Pretending to be Charles Darwin to not throw brooms at magpiesCan you use your mind to not get pissed off over annoying things (or even enjoying them?) + Pretending to be Charles Darwin to not throw brooms at magpies
There’s a pair of magpies who came outside my window every few mornings. And they sound like a piece of shit (pretty much like this). CRAW-CRAW-CRAW-CRAW-CRAW… Fucking SHUT UP. It starts
The philosophy of: The 1975-The Sound (& Kanye West) – Facing your flaws, weaknesses and faults builds strength. Distracting and deluding yourself makes you vulnerable and fragile (+ my experiment doing the opposite of Kanye).The philosophy of: The 1975-The Sound (& Kanye West) – Facing your flaws, weaknesses and faults builds strength. Distracting and deluding yourself makes you vulnerable and fragile (+ my experiment doing the opposite of Kanye).
Kanye has this picture on his living room wall: And it’s there because as he says, ‘Well, I gotta cheer for me before anyone else can cheer for me.’ But
The philosophy of: Chunky [pt.9] – Physical appearance doesn’t matter shitThe philosophy of: Chunky [pt.9] – Physical appearance doesn’t matter shit
This was Chunky after rolling around in the sand down the local beach today: But you think he gives a fuck he has sand all over his face and between
Do guys connect through showing strength? And girls by showing vulnerability?Do guys connect through showing strength? And girls by showing vulnerability?
When you grow up a guy, it’s not cool to talk to other guys about how you feel. If fact it’s kind of discouraged. Most of the time, when you’re
Change is neither good nor bad, it just is. And it can’t be stopped, so embrace it.Change is neither good nor bad, it just is. And it can’t be stopped, so embrace it.
You yourself are a part of [this] universe; and for any one of nature’s parts, that which is assigned to it by the World-Nature or helps to keep the whole world
Imagine the worst case scenario to appreciate what you have, and to be ready for its possible (and inevitable) lossImagine the worst case scenario to appreciate what you have, and to be ready for its possible (and inevitable) loss
Imagine losing your job, your partner of husband or wife leaving you, getting a terminal illness, a burglar breaking in and stealing all your stuff when you’re out, or your
The philosophy of: This dude off Youtube, Nelson Ferreira – Joy comes from good shit, and good shit also comes from shitty shitThe philosophy of: This dude off Youtube, Nelson Ferreira – Joy comes from good shit, and good shit also comes from shitty shit
There are no actual bad things that happen in life. Because the good stuff in life, ok, is great for the joy it gives you, but anything that happens to you
A Deep Dive into: Insults [pt.4] – I got 3 students, my girlfriend and a friend to insult me in 3 different languages (and also English) to test Epictetus’ theoryA Deep Dive into: Insults [pt.4] – I got 3 students, my girlfriend and a friend to insult me in 3 different languages (and also English) to test Epictetus’ theory
This is a I-don’t-know-how-many-yet part longform examination of insults (and getting offended)… Here’s Part 1: The philosophy of: Stuff they teach kids (Sticks and stones may break my bones…) Part 2: Words
The Stoicism of: Mr Bean – Indifference throughout all the ups and downsThe Stoicism of: Mr Bean – Indifference throughout all the ups and downs
This is the time Mr Bean went to the amusement park… If you go through shitty times, or high times, with work, it is possible to maintain the same level