Monthly Archives: August 2010

The acceptance of our existence

I finished reading Thomas Nagel’s What does it all mean? It is a very short introduction to philosophy which explores nine fundamental questions: How do we know anything?, Other minds, Mind-body problem, the meaning of words, Free Will, Right and … Continue reading

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How important is it to have heroes?

In a recent post Seth Godin compared the efforts needed to learn a new thing with the joy one gets from doing it. Graph 1: Over time, as we discover new things and get better at it, our satisfaction increases. … Continue reading

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Emotions and writing

A friend recently told me that she finds it hard to write about something unless she has strong feelings for it. ‘It’ can be any thing, any person, or any thought. There is a lot of truth in that submission, … Continue reading

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Seth Godin: The revolutionary thinker

Few individuals seemed to have made such a contribution to my way of thinking as much as Seth Godin has. And no, I have not even met the man yet. I only started reading his blog religiously earlier this year. … Continue reading

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