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knowledge x action
Knowledge is power, they say So learning is a superpower But knowledge alone isn’t powerful Knowledge used to inform action is true power Genuine power The thinker, and the doer Be both Continue reading
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Passing
I sat in on an Econ class last semester and sat next to someone who passed away in December Today I woke up to my friend texting me that school was cancelled because it was a snow day I was ecstastic because I hadn’t studied for my micro theory test and woke up early to… Continue reading
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Relegate
Don’t relegate your teachers to only people who look like teachers Don’t relegate creativity to things you believe are traditionally creative Don’t relegate beauty to aesthetics And don’t relegate life to externalities Continue reading
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Reflecting on my “loneliness”
This post is quite sappy and melodramatic (but let’s be honest, if you’ve read any of my writing, you know I do this a lot). It’s Valentines Day today and another reminder from society that I am single. Granted, every year, I’ve felt this feeling. Anyone who knows me knows that I’ve never been in… Continue reading
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Knowledge Gaps
Closing knowledge gaps lead to more insightful discussion More innovation Better ideas Creativity and levels the playing field Education is the cornerstone of today’s society Information is what we get out of education But what is truly important is the application of that information Information is becoming cheaper and cheaper While excitement for education and… Continue reading
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No activity
One of the biggest self-battles I’ve been having with myself since the start of the new year is the concept of leisure. How do I have good leisure? Today I did nothing productive. I slept a lot. I ate some good food. I “relaxed” and played video games. But my soul was never at peace.… Continue reading
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How do we know anything is real…? Descartes brings up the question of dreams and reality: how do we know what is truly real? Do we even know anything? What if what we perceive as “reality” is simply a dream–and when we supposedly “wake up” from our dreams, we simply wake up into another dream?… Continue reading
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The greatest skill
The greatest skill you must possess when wishing to better influence other people is the skill to see in another individual’s perspective Only then can we truly understand what is at stake We must empathize, we must walk in another person’s shoes, and we must not come to immediate conclusions based on our own inherently… Continue reading
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Living expenses
Personal finance is a topic I’ve always enjoyed studying. How can people, individuals, manage their finances in the most efficient way while also satisfying the economical unlimited wants and desires of being human? How about we do some incredibly rudimentary examples of personal finance: $1000 apartment or $800 shared with your college friends $15 UBER… Continue reading
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Being forgetful
Isn’t being forgetful one of the worst feelings in the world? Forgetting that word…It’s on the tip of my tongue, we say Forgetting to do homework, that you told yourself you’d remember to do… Forgetting that one small fact for that important test… Forgetting how it feels to hug your dog Forgetting a phone number… Continue reading
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