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Philosophy

Always Be Unreasonable

January 22, 2010 Personal
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“The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” – Lily Tomlin
This post is dedicated to Tim Ferriss, lifestyle design entrepreneur and author of the 4-Hour Workweek. I was lucky enough to meet him in San Francisco, June of 2007 before anyone had heard [...]

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Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy

January 12, 2010 Philosophy
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Could our comedians also be philosophers of the 21st century? Watch comedian Louis CK in this hilarious talk, “we live in an amazing world and it’s wasted on the crappiest generation of just spoiled idiots that just don’t care.” It’s funny and wise because it’s so true!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk

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A Sophisticated Education

October 19, 2009 Education
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Here’s what your teachers probably never taught you in school.
In ancient Greece, the name Sophist was given to teachers who specialised in the teaching of philosophy and rhetoric. Since Athenian democracy gave every citizen the opportunity to speak on national affairs, advancement in politics was largely dependent upon an individual’s rhetorical skills and their ability [...]

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The Mystery of Qi

September 25, 2009 Health
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With so much talk and debate about health reform in the news lately, it may help to broaden your views of medicine by watching this eye-opening documentary by Bill Moyers. My mum has been showing this video to her first year Chinese medicine students for decades and it’s sure to make you re-think what you [...]

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The Tao of Pooh

September 17, 2009 Philosophy
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I think philosophy is hard to digest at the best of times, but this clever book by Benjamin Hoff really makes the Chinese philosophy of Taoism easy to understand, practical to apply and above all, fun to read.
Amongst the many teachings and ideas harboured by Taoism is the principle of being happy by living harmoniously. [...]

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Barry Schwartz on Our Loss of Wisdom

June 20, 2009 Philosophy
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Rules are imposed to stop people from taking responsibility and obeyed when people are too lazy to think for themselves. It’s okay to question and break the rules because you are an intelligent, thinking and responsible human being.

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