Hello, how are you I am fine thank you, and you? I am live in Espain now for 5 years and I like share my brain thinkings […]
Getting upset with people is not about them doing things because they don’t like or respect you, it’s a question of how much you like and respect yourself โ How to stay calm with people (Look for the pin)… The philosophy of: The School of Life
If someone pisses you off or disappoints you, that is not an issue of them purposely doing things because you are easy to take advantage […]
‘I don’t care.’
If you just come out and say ‘I don’t care’ about something, without anyone asking (as opposed to someone asking ‘Do you care about…?’, it’s […]
‘Better a priest, than a beast.’ โ The Philosophy of The Mighty Boosh’s Bongo Brothers, specifically Rudi Vandisarzio (If balance and moderation is essential to everything, then is indifference to everything also the key to a good life)?
Once upon a time, The Bongo Brothers went wandering the desert, in desperate search for the new sound.ย Well, it was once upon a time in […]
Is it healthy to think ‘Nothing is actually mine; nothing BELONGS to me’? so you’re ready for when it ends or disappears?
Everything must end. So although it may not be healthy to constantly think ‘This is going to end. This is going to end. This is […]
What are you attached to? If you remove it from your life, can you handle it? + The Philosophy of: Socrates (on indifference)
Is it possible to notย get attached to anything? Because nothing is actually yours. Your house, your car, your lifestyle, your marriage, your dog, your possessions, […]
The philosophy of: Robert California – In any situation โawkward, uncomfortable, weird, unusual, difficult or whateverโ comfort is controlled by you
There’s a lot of reasons Robert California is one of the greatest fictional characters there ever was and here’s another one. When two people start […]
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 […]
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 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). […]
Imagine 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 […]
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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’ theory
This is a I-don’t-know-how-many-yet part longform examination of insults (and getting offended)… Here’sย Part 1:ย The philosophy of: Stuff they teach kids (Sticks and stones may break […]