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Culture
February 26, 2022
The Problem with the Hero’s Journey
art
,
free-will
,
identity
,
motivation
Culture
February 25, 2022
Trapped by passion
art
,
confidence
,
motivation
,
spirituality
Growth
February 24, 2022
Enemies become cheerleaders
change
,
conflict
,
productivity
,
relationships
Self
February 23, 2022
Avoidance shrinks your world
escape
,
learning
,
suffering
,
vision
Self
February 22, 2022
Strength Erasing Diversity
body
,
community
,
simplicity
,
strength-and-weakness
Self
February 21, 2022
Forget Reciprocity
anger
,
psychology
,
relationships
,
suffering
Growth
February 20, 2022
“Act Natural”
action
,
authenticity
,
community
,
nature
Systems
February 19, 2022
Debunking the sanctity of nature
Creativity
,
nature
,
relationships
,
values
Self
February 18, 2022
The dangers of the path more traveled
change
,
danger
,
deception
,
nature
Culture
February 17, 2022
Asymmetrical Aims of Culture and Technology
community
,
culture
,
justice
,
technology
Self
February 16, 2022
Defenses: Closed-system vs, Open-system
authenticity
,
boundaries
,
order
,
safety
Growth
February 15, 2022
Soft Spot for Nonsense
communication
,
paradox
,
reason
,
responsibility
Systems
February 14, 2022
Bottom-up rationality to combat nonsense
escape
,
order
,
paradox
,
reason
Systems
February 13, 2022
Contradictions are System Alerts
communication
,
danger
,
order
,
paradox
Growth
February 12, 2022
“Value add”
ethics
,
simplicity
,
trust
,
values
Culture
February 11, 2022
Transcending backward
art
,
culture
,
philosophy
,
spirituality
Self
February 10, 2022
Getting vs. Wanting
desire
,
learning
,
perspective
,
vision
Self
February 9, 2022
Self-talk failure
attention
,
communication
,
identity
,
productivity
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