Time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana. I figured it would be time for an update. If your resume says “detail-oriented” you’ll have noticed that most of the posts on this blog are now reposts of older posts—you can tell by the date-stamp at the bottom of a post. The reason [...]
In praise of the mystic
Published in March 27th, 2011
Posted by Jacob in Philosophy
I wrote this tounge in cheek essay for an ezine about 6 years ago. Enjoy! Knowledge is irrelevant to the mystic. The true mystic strives for something greater than knowledge. Knowledge is but the logic connection of information about random facts, but logic is beyond the mystic, who even at an early age sets out [...]
Simple personality types and their behavior
Published in March 12th, 2011
Many interpersonal misunderstandings originate in parties not having the same goal of the discussion. I do not wish to go into detail of which underlying psychological motivation e.g. ego that drives these goals, but it is certainly noticeable that if two people do not have exactly the same goal, at least one party will inevitably [...]
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