philosophy
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Are you familiar with this nagging feeling that something is bothering you over and over every time you encounter a particular situation? Then, try to ask yourself: ‘Is this helpful?’ So, here is a chain of thought; Here I am, again. Expecting that a friend comes to my aid… silly me… they’re of course not…
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Finding yourself mindlessly scrolling? Read along here to understand the behavior of “doom scrolling” better and what can be done to guard yourself against this subtle but time consuming behavior! Sometimes, I’m not mindful of what I’m doing or how I’m reacting to external stimuli, thus being seduced by shiny objects rather than spending my…
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Over the last couple of years I have started to regain an interest for religion and the stories within, most specifically for the Bible. Why? I’ve started to appreciate that the Bible is a book of philosophy portraied through stories. Take the following passage as an example: “Do not pray in public.” In Matthew 6:5-6…
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We have all heard it. “It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, it matters how you play the game.” Yes! But… what does this ACTUALLY mean? It is the difference between playing the ‘long game’ and the ‘short game’. Think of it like this. In a football season you have to win a series…
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This post is yet another reminder for myself similarly to my other writings. My blogs are motivated by thoughts, paradoxes or in this case something I have been battling with, and therefore laying out the principles for why I should reinforce a certain behaviour. Essentially, exploration through writing is a sophisticated type of thinking, it…
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Have you ever found yourself in a situation, where you have been anxious about the outcome, but you have been too striking by fear, allowing you to find the courage to pursuit the outcome, the truth? Common situations could be job, dating or maybe test results from the hospital. I’m urging you to be brave,…
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Hello boys and girls, ladies and gents! Today we are looking into improving our self-care routines. It may sound comical, it may even sound utopian… but it is not uncommon that people are better at caring for other people and yes, even their pets than themselves. Caring for others is definitely not a bad thing,…
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Hey there, fellow life enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving headfirst into something quite simple: why we should do our work before we kick back for the day. Now, I know what you’re thinking – you already believe that you have this topic sorted out. Well, we’ll see. So why does work come before play, you ask?…
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Striving forward, wanting to improve of our current state of being is admirable. In my urge to grow, I recently noticed in myself that instead of ‘just being a good man’, I was ‘trying to be a good man’. Now and then I sense my behavior changes when I’m in certain type of situations or…
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In the landscape of social media and online discourse in modern era, a new force has emerged, akin to the fervor of Orwell’s “1984” but with a distinct twist. This force, often referred to colloquially as “social justice warriors,” has taken it upon themselves to act as the arbiters of what is politically correct, morally…
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