First Principles Thinking

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What do I know is true? * At the most fundamental level, humans can be seen as computers (Elon Musk) or machines (Ray Dalio) operating like objects that process and store (imprinting) intrinsic (genetic) and extrinsic (environmental) information (data). * There are only two ways to live your life: One as though…

Principles to live by

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Be yourself. (To thy known self be true.) Be excellent. Be responsible for your life. Keep it simple. Engage with the arts (they are an expression of life). Live intensely. Know thyself. Love is the key to everything. Follow joy, not fear.…

I Will Be a Mother

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I realize that I carry a lot of love inside of me. Had I a child, I would give it all to her or him, overflowing them with love, care, and compassion. Nurturing them, embracing them, protecting them, playing with them. But I do not have a child. I’m…

Unless...

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I have nearly lost any hope that our planet will escape a climate disaster. As people say, the planet will survive, but humans may not. This planet, the only one that supports life in the entire universe that we know, is dying. We are killing it. We know.…

The Beginning of the Adventure

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I've been writing since I was 11. One day, while waiting at the shopping center for my mother, I pulled out my phone and started typing short notes into my memos on my Samsung Galaxy Ace (period of the smartphone Enlightenment).* This simple act developed into a long-lasting…

Welcome

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It is a marvellous feeling to bring words together to create meaning. What an amazing way of organising objects language is. It has its rules, its building blocks, its exceptions, and its fine features. There is a certain magic in writing. This is a blog about my thoughts and principles…