Tag: Psychology & Thinking
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Podcast Episode: Life And Rio In Brazil
Reading Time: 3 minutesPip: BeingKevin is the kind of site where you can go in looking for beach snacks and come out holding an unexpected philosophy degree. Mara: That's kwholley63's range in a sentence, honestly. This episode moves through what it means to live as a Carioca, a coastal weather event that dumps eighteen tons…
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Daily Prompt: The Meaning of Life According to a Retired Tech Worker Living in Brazil
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter forty years in tech, endless conference calls, and passwords requiring seventeen special characters, a retired New England smart ass moves to Rio de Janeiro expecting peace and enlightenment. Instead, he finds crowded beaches, translation app disasters, missing socks, pão de queijo, and the uncomfortable realization that the meaning of life might…
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Why Poldark May Be the Best Historical Fiction Series I’ve Ever Read
Reading Time: 2 minutesHistory has always fascinated me, not simply because of dates and events, but because of the people who lived through them. The Poldark series by Winston Graham captures that feeling better than almost any historical fiction I have read. Set against the backdrop of post-American Revolutionary War England, these novels bring the…
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Part 13 – The interview and the start at JPMChase
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe interview and the start at JPMChase As I mentioned, I got a call for an interview within a few days, scheduled for next week. I remember showing up in a blue suit and being taken to a small conference room, where I would have countless meetings over the next six years…
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Quote Of The Week: What Winston Churchill Meant by “You Have Enemies? Good.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA reflection on Winston Churchill’s famous quote about enemies, conviction, honesty, and the cost of standing for something in public life and society.
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Daily Prompt: The Philosopher I Want to Meet – Unpacking Karl Marx’s Real Economics
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMost people confuse communism with a government system, but Karl Marx viewed it as an economic philosophy. Here is why the brilliant German academic is the one thinker I want to meet.
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Daily Prompt: How to Handle Fear and Self-Doubt: A Practical Mindset Shift
Reading Time: 2 minutesWondering how to handle fear and self-doubt without letting them paralyze you? While many view hesitation as a weakness, treating doubt as a practical warning signal can completely shift your perspective. Discover a grounded, straightforward approach to facing life’s uncertainties with quiet confidence and zero overthinking.
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Satire Of The Week: The Restroom
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhy do they call it a restroom? I have never gone to a restroom to rest. At best, it’s a pit stop at worst, it’s an endurance event where you come out feeling like you should get a medal. Nobody’s walking in thinking, “Ah yes, time to relax.” No, you’re in…
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Daily Prompt: Why I Stopped Questioning Reality (And Why It Doesn’t Matter)
Reading Time: 2 minutesIs reality an illusion created by our consciousness, or is that just noise? While articles debate esoteric theories about whether the world is fake, day-to-day existence tells a different story. Here is a grounded, realist take on why questioning reality doesn’t matter when you are too busy actually living it.