What you’ve always done, how you’ve always acted, how you react to certain tough situations, the guilt you get in certain situations is because you always have done it. It’s because you
Category: On the Past
On Nostalgia (for the ‘thing’ vs for the ’emotion’)On Nostalgia (for the ‘thing’ vs for the ’emotion’)
Think back to a time that was enjoyable (at least a bit). A time that you miss. Do you miss the actual thing, or the time in your life, or
Missing the point? + A Deep Dive into: Time [pt.2] – Schopenhauer’s idea that the past, future NOR the present can be enjoyed assumes that the past, present and future are actually things.Missing the point? + A Deep Dive into: Time [pt.2] – Schopenhauer’s idea that the past, future NOR the present can be enjoyed assumes that the past, present and future are actually things.
Time is that by virtue of which everything becomes nothingness in our hands and loses all real value. Just because my dog Chunky gets excited when I come home doesn’t
What is Last Thursdayism?What is Last Thursdayism?
The past is not an indicator of (and definitely doesn’t prove) the future. But maybe the past doesn’t even prove the past. Our perceptions and memories all twist with time,
It’s possible to change your future… but here are the six foolproof, super successful, 100% guarantee, no problem ways you can change the past.It’s possible to change your future… but here are the six foolproof, super successful, 100% guarantee, no problem ways you can change the past.
Anything you do, whether it was a mistake or something you did that wish didn’t happen, here’s all the surefire ways to change the past. Ready? Here they are: 1.
The philosophy of Snufkin [pt.6] – Is the only person –and the only moment– that exists this one right now? There’s no past you, no past you, no future you, but only this one right now?The philosophy of Snufkin [pt.6] – Is the only person –and the only moment– that exists this one right now? There’s no past you, no past you, no future you, but only this one right now?
Tomorrow and yesterday were at a distance. – Snufkin There’s a theory that the only real you that exists is the one you are now. And the only moment that
Why Time travel (at least backwards) is not possible – The Philosophy of: minutephysics and the Grandfather ParadoxWhy Time travel (at least backwards) is not possible – The Philosophy of: minutephysics and the Grandfather Paradox
Time travel’s a tough nelly. And largely because Time only goes in one direction. And maybe that’s enough to prove that traveling backwards in it is not possible. Well, this
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
What you haven’t been able to do has no effect on what you can (& The philosophy of: Richmond FC Coach Damien Hardwick)What you haven’t been able to do has no effect on what you can (& The philosophy of: Richmond FC Coach Damien Hardwick)
The past don’t define you, Even if it creates you. – from Illy – Two Degrees Today, Richmond Football Club play for a spot in their first Aussie Rules AFL Grand
Simultaneous experiment #2: Go 12 months without taking a single photoSimultaneous experiment #2: Go 12 months without taking a single photo
I made three new year’s resolutions this year and one was: Be Present. And for the most part I have. I don’t use my phone or computer in the presence
If you couldn’t look back on the past, what would be the difference between a two day holiday or a two year one, or a two month relationship and a two decade one?If you couldn’t look back on the past, what would be the difference between a two day holiday or a two year one, or a two month relationship and a two decade one?
Time goes in one way, so life is just a series of NOWs. At some point they all pass, and are all in the past. So though the past does create you,