Posts Tagged with "truth"
The Search for Not-Knowing
We in the West have the habit of naming only those things we find interesting. Things worthy of their own name, their own description. We like to know what it’s called. The opposite of knowing however, does not have it’s own name. It’s just “not-knowing”and it’s the source of a lot of problems. You could [...]
Continue reading...This Is Why Your Theories Are Useless
Thursday, December 2, 2010
I have this theory that theories are utterly useless. Although they attempt to describe and predict a facet of reality, they never succeed. And because you can’t experience reality when you’re hiding behind your theories, they are effectively cutting off your connection with this reality. Sure, theories are nice to try and explain things or [...]
Continue reading...Why You should Not Fake It until you Make It
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
How often have you heard the line “Fake it until you make it”? It’s a very common phrase used to create confidence and to make others perceive you as something you’re not. A better version of you or something. And now don’t get me started on what “better” is. And that is exactly my problem [...]
Continue reading...Preparing for right now and never being on time
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards – Soren Kierkegaard In my previous post the Truth had a central role. In this blogpost again the Truth is an important thing. The Truth after all is what is right now, this very instant. And as soon as you think about it [...]
Continue reading...Learning by Experience, it’s the way to go
Thursday, January 14, 2010
A blind man left his village and followed the winding path through the forest. He was on his way to see his friend in the neighboring hamlet. After his arrival, the two friends spent many happy hours together. At last, it was time for the blind man to return to his village. “Here,” his friend [...]
Continue reading...The Four Noble Truths about Money
Monday, November 30, 2009
The four pillars Money, both a blessing and a curse on this planet. For better or for worse we're stuck with it and it will dominate our lives in one way or the other. Only relatively recently I started learning about money and how to manage it. Now you probably know that there are numerous brilliant blogs about money management and frugality online. They all have the four noble truths about money in common. In this blogpost I'll try and give you the basics of money all in one simple overview. You could see this blogpost as "Money 101". Once you know this stuff money will be your friend.
Continue reading...Is the Truth really out there? or Representing Uncertainty
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
I had a very interesting lecture today on Artificial Intelligence, I’d like to share a few ideas from that lecture that inspired me. They were all about uncertainty and started out with two terms that seem to be the foundation of uncertainty in all endeavors: Either uncertainty caused by ignorance, or by laziness Ignorance is [...]
Continue reading...Craziness, it’s just the way we like it
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Crazy? If you're a bit like me you've probably been told you're crazy on a lot of occasions. Sometimes it's a bit more subtle and you're "just" called unrealistic or a dreamer but it can even go as far as being called totally insane. From time to time you come across others who have the same thing. The Internet is one such place, a place where you can be yourself without getting into trouble for being crazy. You might be called eccentric but most likely you'll be a unique voice and if you start blogging you'll be sure to gather a lot of subscribers. The benefit is Internet instantly becomes clear: there are more people like you out there. If only one in a thousand people think like you do chances are you will hardly ever meet one in real life yet set up a blog on the subject and in no time you've got yourself a little tribe. The truth is out there But is craziness really crazy?
Continue reading...70 years and still the same mistakes
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
A lifetime ago (well actually 70 years to the day) a horrid part of modern history started. The second world war. Millions died and millions more were scarred for life.Today I’d like to give you my view of a few factors that played a role in the onset of this war that are still alive [...]
Continue reading...My way is the best way!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
I’m sure somehow the title got your attention. How often is this true for something we do. Even in the face of better ways we stick to our old ways. A little while ago I had a discussion about being annoyed with other people, even when those people were no longer there. You know how [...]
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