Tag: opinion
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The Productivity Paradox
Our modern, technologically advanced society values a number of things – one of which is productivity. Have you ever contemplated what this actually means? I’m sure you have been guilty of thinking “I should have done this” or “if only I wasn’t so lazy and bad at managing my time I could have completed XYZ”.…
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Meditation and The Denial of Death
We humans are complex creatures. We cling to this experience that we call life seemingly like no other animal. That’s not to say other animals go merrily to their demise. No, many will scratch, claw or bite their way to live a little longer. What I’m talking about is the fact we are the only…
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Leaning Into Discomfort
Sitting in your air-conditioned house, on your comfortable couch, with food in your belly and probably a phone within touching distance. All human history, art, philosophy and any other possible piece of information you desire condensed into six inches sitting there in a device. You’re the pinnacle of thousands of years of trial and error,…
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Limiting Beliefs
What does it mean to be human? To believe in ideas that can change the society around us, or concepts not yet conceived? To take something from inside our imagination and bring it out into the material world? We all have internal systems through which we interact with the world, built from beliefs and in-turn…
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Karma For The Modern Man – Reciprocity
It’s axiomatic to say that Karma is real. First of all, in order to back up this claim, we must look at what the word Karma means. The word Karma, is a Sanskrit word that roughly translates to “action,” and is a core concept in two of the worlds most popular religions, Hinduism and Buddhism.…
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Anxiety and Snarling Vipers
To me, I think of my anxiety as a bunch of snarling vipers. Tongues out, spitting venom, ready to strike at any threat that comes my way. Unfortunately, most of the time there are no true threats, only ones that my little viper friends perceive as threatening. In-turn, I have found that they often turn…
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Free Will and Semantic Priming
I first learned about the argument against the idea of us humans having Free Will after watching a Sam Harris YouTube video on the topic. Perhaps you too first encountered the premise from Sam, if you have not, he has a book aptly called ‘Free Will’. I recommend you read it, if you’re interested. Now,…
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Embracing Love In A Time Of Fear
As a civilization I have been feeling as if we are at the precipice for sometime and the beginning of a new dawn is upon us. I could never quite put my finger on these feelings. A shift in global consciousness perhaps? Maybe we all shifted into a parallel universe in 2012 when the Mayans…
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The Growth Philosophy Podcast #1 Mitch & Jake – Consciousness, UBI, Love and Ideal Societies.
The Growth Philosophy Podcast #1 Mitch and Jake go deep into consciousness, UBI, love, ideal societies and much more. Please feel free to like, comment, subscribe and share 🙂
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Could We Find Ourselves With a 15 Hour Work Week?
Oscar Wilde once said, “Work is the refuge for people who have nothing better to do.” This comment got me thinking about our current societies (Western ones), where we glorify how long we work per week or the type of work we do is seen as some sort of badge of honour and a big…
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