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Changing habits or changing the habits

Published in June 13th, 2021
Posted by in Philosophy, Strategy
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When trying to save money or become more green the following actions are often suggested. Eat less meat. Turn down the thermostat. Turn off the light when you leave the room. Drive less. Recycle. All of these are minor corrections of bad choices yet it takes a lot of effort to successfully change a behavior. […]

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Comfort

Published in June 12th, 2021
Posted by in Philosophy
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When facing a challenge, some will seek ways to make the challenge easier and lighter and some will seek ways to become stronger. Which one will you be? Something to meditate on. I think approximately half [perhaps intentionally] misunderstood the point I was aiming at with my 31 word post, which I do indeed recall […]

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Symptoms and diseases

Published in June 12th, 2021
Posted by in Philosophy, Strategy
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Don’t confuse the two. Don’t mistake the symptom for the disease, that is, don’t mistake the surface problem for the underlying problem. Consider the problem of terrorism. Terrorism is a symptom when a ruler holds the military advantage while oppressing the people. In this case a fraction of the people will fight back and do […]

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