Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

I talk about not being lazy – here’s a super simple example. I sent people some hotels for Cookie Off. Lazy: list them Not lazy: link them An extra 100s on my part saves everyone else time (not to mention as a local, Google localizes the results). Put in that little effort – it adds…

I had a good friend of mine tell me he was quoted $x for something and that he was thinking it sounded expensive. Wrong way of thinking! It should NOT be about if it’s expensive or not. It SHOULD be about “do I get enough of a return?” It’s not about the absolute numbers but…

An enjoyable heuristic I’ve applied lately is how people have responded to the removal of plastic straws. Removing them is not a panacea for climate change; it’s meant to be a step in the direct direction. People’s habits don’t change overnight, and we know that incremental change is incredibly positive. Ya know, you crawl before…

This seems so obvious, but don’t ever EVER tell someone else “oh it comes easy for you, it’s tough for me.” You have no idea how easy/not easy something is for someone. To say something like that just makes you look like a dismissive knuckleface.

I unfriend people all the time (and block too). I recently unfriended someone who kept ranting ‘liberalism is a disease.’ I can appreciate not agreeing with a point of view, but that kind of reductionist simpleton thinking? Pass. He messaged me asking why I was being passive-aggressive… Just a reminder – you don’t owe anyone…