The easiest way to get someone’s face to freeze in a horrified and confused rictus like that is, when you’ve entered into conversation, to share facts, figures and nothing but
Category: On Connection
A Deep Dive into: Fear [pt.13] – Why be afraid of saying hey to an unknown human? (The Philosophy of: The School of Life)A Deep Dive into: Fear [pt.13] – Why be afraid of saying hey to an unknown human? (The Philosophy of: The School of Life)
Since it’s halloween, this is another of a Deep Dive into the emotion that dictates most, if not all, our decisions –fear. What do you have to lose by saying
What is it like to be you?What is it like to be you?
The whole point of meaningful conversation may be one thing… to try to understand one thing we can never ever truly know… and that’s: what it’s like to be YOU.
The thing that truly connects us to one another is our vulnerability, not our strengths.The thing that truly connects us to one another is our vulnerability, not our strengths.
The times when we most connect to someone else, on a deep level, might not be when they show us how strong and invincible they are; it might be when
‘Qual è la vera vittoria, quella che fa battere le mani o battere i cuori?’ (Which is the real victory, the one that makes hands clap, or the one that makes your heart pound?’ – The philosophy of Pier Paulo Pasolini‘Qual è la vera vittoria, quella che fa battere le mani o battere i cuori?’ (Which is the real victory, the one that makes hands clap, or the one that makes your heart pound?’ – The philosophy of Pier Paulo Pasolini
Qual è la vera vittoria, quella che fa battere le mani o battere i cuori? – Pier Paulo Fasolini Everything you do (that you choose to do) is done for
‘Cause in the end, we all wanna feel something.’ (The philosophy of: Fátima Pinto)‘Cause in the end, we all wanna feel something.’ (The philosophy of: Fátima Pinto)
Why do you do anything? Why do you everything you do? To feel something. And that feeling specifically? Connection. Connection to yourself, who you want to be, who you were as
Why is flirting important? (The philosophy of: The School of Life)Why is flirting important? (The philosophy of: The School of Life)
Unless you have split personality disorder, there’s probably never ever a time when you look at yourself in the mirror (or talk to yourself) and truly want yourself. You know, actually
A Deep Dive into: The absurdity of knowing (& understanding) other people [pt.2] – How is it possible to know why people do what they do? (& The philosophy of: Charlie Fineman from Reign Over Me)A Deep Dive into: The absurdity of knowing (& understanding) other people [pt.2] – How is it possible to know why people do what they do? (& The philosophy of: Charlie Fineman from Reign Over Me)
If someone’s decisions seems odd or completely understandable to you, they’re probably a no-brainer to them. And even if you think you do understand the motivations and reasons for their decisions
A Deep Dive into: The absurdity of knowing (& understanding) other people [pt.1] – How is it possible to know what it’s like to be someone, if you can never ever actually ‘be’ them?A Deep Dive into: The absurdity of knowing (& understanding) other people [pt.1] – How is it possible to know what it’s like to be someone, if you can never ever actually ‘be’ them?
Do other people sometimes act weird according to you? And other times is it quite expected? The only thing unites (or divides) you and those people may be the what they
It sucks to live on the other side of the world of people you care about, because you can’t ever share any experiences, right? Wrong. Every 105 or so years you can.It sucks to live on the other side of the world of people you care about, because you can’t ever share any experiences, right? Wrong. Every 105 or so years you can.
There’s one thing that connects you to every other person, everyone you care about, no matter where they are around the world. And that’s the cosmos. So even if you’re
This is how to have a good conversation (and how to have a shitty one)This is how to have a good conversation (and how to have a shitty one)
Here’s how to have a shitty conversation: Talk about how awesome you are, how awesome your life is (at 0:35) how strong you are, how you’re invincible, how you’ve never