I have recently read Utopia for Realists. This is a book about…utopias, of course. That’s a topic that I have often thought about and perhaps this is one reason why I was drawn to this book. I think it’s very important that we spend some time to reflect on the world we live in and …
This is another tricky topic, so I’ll share how I came to think about this and why. A few days ago, I was listening to an episode of the podcast Making Sense with Sam Harris, Annaka Harris and Donald Hoffman (episode 178) and they were discussing a very interesting topic. *I just want to add …
We do not understand reality as it is. Should that be our goal? Read More »
I feel like it’s been a while since I approached a more complex topic here and I missed that. Plus, this is a question that has been on my mind often – especially over the last few days. My question is: Do you think that morality is usually an advantage or a disadvantage? And now …
Different people have different values, priorities and goals. But for some reason, we still tend to compare ourselves based on the same criteria, don’t we? And isn’t that insane? Let me give you a personal example to explain what I mean. We all know that our culture usually values money, influence, popularity, luxury and so …
If you want to be original, stop comparing yourself to others! Read More »
If I ask you who you are, what will you tell me? Can you tell me who you are? There are many ways to answer this question. For example, I can say that I am Paula, a book lover, an introvert, an INTJ, a rational person, an animal lover, a vegan…and I can easily write …
Here’s what I think – it’s much easier to go with the crowd and share their values and belief systems. And it’s even more beneficial. Let me explain what I mean. We live in a world that generally values things like individuality, competition, money, power, influence and so on. While there is nothing wrong with …