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“If a man with a triangular front and a polygonal back were allowed to exist and to propagate a still more Irregular posterity, what would become of the arts of life?”
A Square
FLATLAND QUOTE
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Do You Feel Trapped or Do You Recognize Your Options?
Many people think that they have little choice, when it comes to their initial lot in life. For some, this is true. For others, they understand that there are always options.
Those that feel that they always have choices, they were either taught to view the world with an open mind... or ma...
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You Can‘t Change What You Aren‘t Aware of!
The ability to understand the self is not an innate ability. People learn how to act through examples of others and by testing limits. Change is hard, often because it is scary. This fear stems from fear of the unknown or being different.
Make it Easier to Change
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Learn this lesson, that to be self-contented is to be vile and ignorant, and that to aspire is better than to be blindly and impotently happy.
EDWIN A. ABBOTT
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Understanding YOU as the Starting Point in Perception
Humans come into the world
dependent. Blame biology.
The Necessary Ego
As complex, sentient, conscious beings, most p.eople learn to develop internal safety features.. Thus, ego develops and becomes stronger based on individual experiences.
Dev...
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Is the Rest of the World... Objects or Subjects?
Ponder
Do you consider the other strangers in the world, individually as 'they' or 'it'?
Or do you consider the individual, as 'you'?
Do you think about what you can get from people, specifically strangers? Are you focused on independent, goal, or objective ...
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Why We Must All Aim to Be Better People...
There's no escaping it. People have no problem seeing from their internal "I" space.
Seeing through another's eyes though? Seeing through EYES of another vs. "I" of the self is sometimes uncomfortable. However, growth is rarely pleasant.
And... the truth is, seeing beyond stuff, o...
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The Perfect Day
Life is always more out of our control than we would prefer it to be. Even with the most meticulous planning, the perfect day only shows up now and then.
If we were to have a perfect day every day, it would quickly become just another normal part of our experience. Then we would need a new ...
Go: The Game
- Arising 3000 years ago in China by the name of Weiqi, Go is a game of territorial occupation and is deceptively complex.
- Players play using stones in a 19 by-19 square grid and have to capture enemy pieces while controlling maximum territory. Japan further develop...
The Sunk Cost Fallacy
“Sunk costs” are money, time, or effort we’ve already spent and can’t get back.
Cultivate a habit of admitting your mistakes. Ask yourself: If the past didn’t exist and you’re just starting out now, what would you do?”
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