The mind is furnished with a set of instincts which seek out certain kinds of phenomena and are angered by their absence and impatient of delay in their arrival. It is the absence of the phenomena, not their presence, which is the true cause of the intellectual excitement we feel.
During the pandemic, Australia was closed to the world, international and domestic borders closed for nearly two years. WITI gave me the opportunity to time travel all over the globe.
1mo ago
The true function of philosophy is not to provide final answers, but to keep alive in us the sense of wonder at the world and our place in it.
1mo ago
The best thing you can do is to get really good at something that is valuable to the market. And the way to get really good at something is to practice it obsessively, but you have to pick something that you have genuine curiosity about.
2mo ago
Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.
