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A naval gazing collection

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Psychopathy and schizophrenia is reasonable responses

January 19, 2023 January 19, 2023 / empathy, psychopathy, reason, society / 1 minute of reading

If your society rewards sociopathy (or psychopathy), it is reasonable to become antisocial, nonempathetic, and egotistical. Then why are we …

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open horizon

January 18, 2023 January 18, 2023 / adventure, contradiction / 1 minute of reading

Openness is scary: agoraphobia sets in. Options are endless, uncontrolled chaos unravels: dreaming begins. Holding control and chaos simultaneously is …

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want something else

January 17, 2023 January 17, 2023 / awareness, individuality, insight, mimetic, self / 1 minute of reading

The more we attempt to assert ourselves, the more we tend to fight for the same things. dominance through conquest. …

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practicing your voice

January 16, 2023 January 15, 2023 / discomfort, growth, practice, reversal / 1 minute of reading

Why should you have that awkward conversation when you may never encounter that person again? Might as well skip it. …

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Opening yourself leads to exculsion

January 15, 2023 January 15, 2023 / closed, community, exclusion, exploration, open / 1 minute of reading

To explore the edges, you step across an insubstantial infra-thin line into the extremes. In crossing, you are socially (spiritually) …

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Incurring dumbness

January 14, 2023 January 14, 2023 / drinking, dumb, pursuit / 1 minute of reading

I love the dumb feeling of fuzzy openness that slinks up the back of your skull after three drinks. The …

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Being Nice

January 13, 2023 January 12, 2023 / behavior, future, kindness / 1 minute of reading

Be nice. In a utilitarian or economic sense, it pays off. Fighting or proving you are exemplary, consequential, or brilliant …

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