It’s not situations of people that make you angry, upset or feel disappointed. It’s your reaction to it. If something … More
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If you want to do something, and get better at something. Don’t aim to do it every day. Aim to do TODAY. Then, repeat tomorrow.
There’s a problem with setting lofty goals. Especially ones that are long term. Aiming to do something every day can … More
Actually, maybe a better question is ‘WHAT are you?’
What’s your answer? What I am and what you are and what every physical thing on this planet is, is … More
Hang on, wait. Making more money doesn’t mean you LIVE LONGER?
These are the richest people in the world. Wowee. If aliens are watching us from somewhere right now, they would … More
Instead of saying ‘I can’t…’, how about asking yourself: ‘Why can’t I?’ and ‘How can I?’
There is no such thing as “Can’t” (other than ‘I can’t live without water/oxygen etc.’, and those laws of physics … More
What is knowledge? Do you know?
Remembering what numbers your favourite football players wore in 1995, the capital city of Latvia, Moldova and Belarus are and … More
The 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 … More
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 … More
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’s Part 1: The philosophy of: Stuff they teach kids … More
When something shitty happens, how long’s it take you to chill the fuck out, and return to a state of indifference?
If you drop and break your phone, or get some news that pisses you off, smash your car, or you … More