Which is more important? To create contentment in your life? Or to find or also create excitement? Is one more important than the other? Can you have both? If you have too
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Did The Onion nail it here? Or are they way off? If they have nailed this, it could be their most important nailed article yet.Did The Onion nail it here? Or are they way off? If they have nailed this, it could be their most important nailed article yet.
If the Onion have nailed this one, it could be the most important article they have, since it doesn’t involve just a major life decision, a major life fear, regret
The Philosophy of: Albert Camus (pt.2) – Camus on SportsThe Philosophy of: Albert Camus (pt.2) – Camus on Sports
Despite all the confusing aspects of life and living, and having to make decisions in it that we basically know that in some way will be wrong, and the short time
Amongst all the absurdities of life, and trying to make sense of a world that doesn’t… the point is just to LIVE – The Philosophy of: Albert Camus (pt.1/probably 8 billion)Amongst all the absurdities of life, and trying to make sense of a world that doesn’t… the point is just to LIVE – The Philosophy of: Albert Camus (pt.1/probably 8 billion)
Yes, life is chaotic. And yes, the major choices in life are difficult or impossible to work out and get right. And yeah, nature is unpredictable and even though we
Suspend judgementSuspend judgement
Even if you will never get the facts of something, making decisions based purely on emotion leads to decisions that you actually may not have wanted to make. Wait. Breathe.
(I’m going to try prove) The Philosophy of: Massimo Pigliucci (wrong. Or right)(I’m going to try prove) The Philosophy of: Massimo Pigliucci (wrong. Or right)
This is one of the things that Massimo Pigluicci’s about: And in his article, “How to Live (Like a Stoic)” in the latest issue of New Philosopher magazine, Massimo Pigliucci said this:
‘I should’ve…’‘I should’ve…’
That thing you wish you should or shouldn’t have done… It’s possible you think that way as a result of doing that thing. So the information you have now, or the
‘Respect?’ What is ‘Respect?’ – R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find out what it means to me (why should it mean anything?)‘Respect?’ What is ‘Respect?’ – R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find out what it means to me (why should it mean anything?)
Is respect (and the anger caused by a lack of it) just in the eye of the beholder? How much unnecessary anger and frustration do people feel because they feel they
‘Pride?’ What is ‘Pride?’‘Pride?’ What is ‘Pride?’
Is there anyway that saying ‘I’m proud of you’ isn’t even little bit selfish? If someone says ‘I’m proud of you’, what may be being expressed is that they are, even a tiny
Take the View from Above – You are never as meaningless or important, as smart or as dumb, as talked about or as ignored as you think you areTake the View from Above – You are never as meaningless or important, as smart or as dumb, as talked about or as ignored as you think you are
Anything that is favourable… anything that isn’t… anytime you think people are talking about you… and time you think people don’t give a shit about you… anytime you think you
Are you playing musical chairs?Are you playing musical chairs?
(This analogy I think I got from The Secret Life of Us) Finding someone before your looks go, before a lot of people have already paired up, before you go
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
The Philosophy of: Camp Cope’s Georgia McDonald’s eye rolls (in this live version of The Opener)The Philosophy of: Camp Cope’s Georgia McDonald’s eye rolls (in this live version of The Opener)
Camp Cope have a way of relating frustrating, annoying and sometimes shitty stories that are deeply personal to them, that girls (and guys) can relate to and they don’t seem to
‘If you put your trust out there… if you give people the benefit of the doubt, see their best intentions… people will rise to the occasion’ – The Philosophy of: Ned (from Our Idiot Brother)‘If you put your trust out there… if you give people the benefit of the doubt, see their best intentions… people will rise to the occasion’ – The Philosophy of: Ned (from Our Idiot Brother)
What would happen if you just believed the best in everything and everyone? What would happen if you were completely honest with yourself and others at all times? Maybe that
‘More matter, Less art.’ – The philosophy of: William Shakespeare [pt.2]‘More matter, Less art.’ – The philosophy of: William Shakespeare [pt.2]
Here’s the philosophy of: William Shakespeare pt.1 Can you say what you want with only a few words (or even one?) Or even none? Saying what you want with as few
‘Better a priest, than a beast.’ – 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)?‘Better a priest, than a beast.’ – 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. Well, it was once upon a time in an episode of The Mighty
How likely is it that the things you fear will actually eventuate?How likely is it that the things you fear will actually eventuate?
Think about your past… How many things in it happened as expected? How predictable has your life been based on how you thought it would turn out? So how likely is
‘Relationships’? What is ‘relationships’? – Is a relationship just a constant battle between your desire for freedom and fear of insecurity?‘Relationships’? What is ‘relationships’? – Is a relationship just a constant battle between your desire for freedom and fear of insecurity?
In the Onion Encyclopaedia, or The Book of Known Knowledge, a relationship is defined as: Social bond lasting anywhere from 2 weeks to 70 years, the entirety of which is
A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.10] – On the philosophy of: Terminator Genisys (If the Terminators are super intelligent, why don’t they just poison the water supply with a undetectable neurotoxin instead of fighting us on our level, with dumbass guns and bullets? If I want to kill a bug I don’t put all my effort into shrinking myself to its level so I can fight like an ant, making it a ‘fair’ fight.)A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.10] – On the philosophy of: Terminator Genisys (If the Terminators are super intelligent, why don’t they just poison the water supply with a undetectable neurotoxin instead of fighting us on our level, with dumbass guns and bullets? If I want to kill a bug I don’t put all my effort into shrinking myself to its level so I can fight like an ant, making it a ‘fair’ fight.)
If there’s an ant in my kitchen, wandering across the benchtop, I squish it. I don’t fight with it and try to kill it in a way that other ants
A Deep Dive into: Happiness [pt.1] – Is it a real goal, a real thing, a linguistic label or nothing at all? (inspired by one of the students I teach)A Deep Dive into: Happiness [pt.1] – Is it a real goal, a real thing, a linguistic label or nothing at all? (inspired by one of the students I teach)
I asked my class today ‘What are Humanity’s greatest accomplishments/achievements?’ And one of the answers that came back back was: Happiness. Whether we have achieved/accomplished this as a species (or any