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1000 followers on Quora
Today I checked my Quora account and I now have 1000 follows and over 1.2 million views on my answers It’s a small achievement compared to where I want to be in terms of my personal brand, but I remember how difficult it was to even reach 100 follows I’ve been writing on Quora for Continue reading
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Power of introversion
Modern society has deemed “outgoing” to be a positive trait, while “quiet” seems to be looked down upon. But in a world where everyone has something to say, a world where everyone just wants to talk, there is an unbounded potential in those who know how to be quiet and listen. The power of introversion Continue reading
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future love
I love my wife I love my future child Yes it’s a bit weird to say I love people that don’t yet exist But I still feel it. I feel the potential that is there. Just like the same potential people have for their careers, or education, or passions. It’s the same type of love. Continue reading
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A message to incoming college freshman
This is the time to try and fail No one cares about how cool you look or how smart you are anymore This ain’t high school You’re in the big leagues But it also means you are granted this abundant freedom Use it wisely Right now our greatest strength is our youth We have time Continue reading
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holding myself back
One of life’s biggest questions is relationships Choosing the right ones And cutting off the ties you don’t need anymore like split ends But relationships are difficult because it has to be a two-way street What you want might not align with what the other person wants Both people need to put on the effort Continue reading
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Unconditional happiness
Meditation for me is about mindfulness Mindfulness to strive towards unconditional happiness Being able to realize that existence alone can equate to happiness Unconditional of a fancy car, a nice house, a relationship, money, pleasures, status… Awareness that existence alone, even for a second, can give you happiness That is the unbounded power of mindfulness Continue reading
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Philosophy makes you more sad
One of the most popular maxims in the world of philosophy, granted to us by good old Socrates, is that “the unexamined life is not worth living” Surely, the unexamined life is less interesting. But does it make a person sadder? To be a true philosopher, you must contemplate life and approach your transcendence. Simone de Continue reading
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Transcendence, or whatever
We are condemned to a life of freedom. Now, more than ever, the youth are imbued with an immense power We have the freedom to do anything we want but this freedom is a double-edged sword. Too much power and we fail to recognize it Paralysis of analysis occurs Choosing one project means closing the Continue reading
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self-contradictions
Our real Instagrams are fake Our finstas (fake Instagrams) are real… at least more real We are all self-contradictions Heroes wearing a thousand masks Are we meant to reveal our private self? Our public self? Our true self? Does anyone really know who they are? I think maybe not. Self-identity is constantly expanding. We are Continue reading
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Homophobic Slurs and Freedom
New podcast episode out!: Homophobic Slurs and Freedom “The other weekend while I was in New York some random man said a homophobic slur at me for no reason. But I am not offended. In fact, I want to liberate him from his own oppression. In this podcast I talk about Simone de Beauvoir’s concept Continue reading
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