Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Be better: stop spreading misinformation
I’m legitimately torn as to what is more damaging – the people who take a few people’s opinions and blow it up as if it reflects a larger community… or the people who take these dumb clickbait articles and share them far and wide. If you’re complicit in sharing and spreading misinformation, are you not…
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Bring experts together and let them teach YOU.
One of the best things I ever came across was Da Vinci’s diary – turns out he spent most of his time going to *existing* experts to learn from them. And that’s exactly what we did yesterday. We got four super-smart & successful people in ‘online coaching/training/courses’ to get together to surface their wisdom in…
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9 quick tips to be a better speaker (via Heroic Public Speaking)
I’ve had a few days to think about #HPSLive, where Michael, Amy, and co dropped a metric-ton of knowledge. I will say, it opened my eyes up to what great speaking truly is. A few things I’d like to note: Speaking is a craft, not a talent. I’ve always believed this, but I’ve hit a…
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There are small wins everywhere
I was talking to a friend yesterday, and he told me how his wife had her purse stolen. He then said that he never worries because he uses a fag bag. I gently stopped him and said hey – not cool. Don’t call it that, call it a fanny pack. He agreed, and then we…
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What kind of story are you living?
I’ve always been obsessed with stories. As a precocious kid, I was obsessed with reading – they opened up portals (sometimes literally in those books) to worlds, ideas, and experiences I found unfathomable. After all, living in Saudi Arabia, I was stranded to my own devices. And so I’ve always tried to live my life…
Got any book recommendations?