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You Can’t (Directly) Control Your Future Self
Instead, you have to take small steps today to improve the odds you’ll follow through in a week. If I said, “three Saturdays from now, I’m gonna wake at 5 AM and go for a run,” it’d be like throwing a wish in the wind. So much could happen between now and then to deter…
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
It’s an adage I’ve found gratifyingly true. Often my phone sucks in my attention like a vortex. When it lies beside my laptop, I’m always tempted. No matter what I’m typing, no matter what I’m watching, my eyes feel a pull, and inevitably I give in, just to glance at the black mirror—and usually, the…
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Tangled in What We Are
Unconscious mimicry. Catchphrases. Gestures. Old habits. Thought loops. Lack of self-awareness. How can we possibly say or do anything new with these forces working against us, humanity? It’s hard enough negotiating freedom with our subconscious through therapy and escaping capitalism’s maze of choice architecture. How do we save ourselves from being just another cliche? From…
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The End, and What Is This?
The End, and What Is This? Questions I don’t have the answers to. “I think therefore I am” is the saying, but it doesn’t go deep enough. I know the logic behind life and consciousness, but why am I conscious? Why am I experiencing each moment? But where… does the information go? And if you…
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Why Do We Like Fun Facts?
Are fun facts good for us? Are they useful? In each of an octopi’s tentacles is a brain. If you didn’t know this, you might find it interesting. But how will this fact help you in daily life? And how likely are you to remember it a week from now, let alone a year from…
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