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Remembering Mimi

Bad News β€’ 6309 implied HN points β€’ 23 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Memoir Family Life
  1. Mimi was an exceptional individual with a rich and varied life story.
  2. Her relationship with her best friend, Bill, led her on adventures around the world.
  3. Mimi's impact on her family, especially her grandson and great-grandchildren, was profound.
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The Prophet β€” the Archetype of Societal Renaissance

The Living Philosophy β€’ 314 implied HN points β€’ 29 Jan 24
β›ͺ Faith & Spirituality Religion Life Doctrine Ethics
  1. The Prophet archetype emerged as a new way of being religious, challenging the traditional roles of priests and magicians.
  2. Prophets were outsiders but not rebels, called into their roles by a higher power and providing a vantage point to critique the existing system.
  3. The Exemplary Prophets emphasized how life should be lived, while the Ethical Prophets focused more on transcendent doctrine, leading to varying prophetic traditions.

The one-day work week

Situation Normal β€’ 128 implied HN points β€’ 25 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Opinion Humor Workplace Life Society
  1. Three-day weekends can be great, but the following week can feel off. Short weeks can lead to longer workdays to get things done.
  2. The idea of a one-day work week, or a six-day weekend, was proposed. The concept involved focusing on productivity and getting stuff done.
  3. The discussion around work weeks highlighted challenges with traditional work schedules like Mondays being unproductive and weekends throwing off productivity.

A bear is confused about desire

Philosophy bear β€’ 90 implied HN points β€’ 22 Feb 24
πŸ“– Philosophy Existence Desire Life Suffering Acceptance
  1. Existence involves desire and dissatisfaction, driving us to act and change things.
  2. While seeking equilibrium is important, it's crucial to differentiate between beneficial dissatisfaction that leads to growth and harmful sorrow caused by unmet needs.
  3. Striving for a balance where we can embrace life's joys and sorrows without clinging too tightly, seeking a state of desirelessness without losing the essence of existence.

Donald Fagen: an interview

Expanding Dan β€’ 786 implied HN points β€’ 07 Sep 23
🎢 Music Interview Life Music Tour
  1. Steely Dan is starting a tour with the Eagles at Madison Square Garden.
  2. Donald Fagen answered questions about the tour, memories of Wayne Shorter, favorite albums, and his love for iced tea.
  3. The interview is available to paid subscribers only.

The Long and the Short of It

The Good Life β€’ 314 implied HN points β€’ 30 Oct 23
πŸ“– Philosophy Life Time Long term Uncertainty
  1. Consider balancing short-term and long-term perspectives in life decisions.
  2. Reflect on how you would spend your time if you had limited time left versus if you had a long life ahead, and incorporate elements of both into your planning.
  3. Strive to find a middle ground between living for the moment and preparing for the future to lead a fulfilling life.

What's got my attention this week #25

The Shift With Sam Baker β€’ 199 implied HN points β€’ 10 Nov 23
🎭️ Culture Books Life Relationships Faith Health
  1. Compassion fatigue is a significant topic to reflect upon, and it's worth exploring whether it's real or just an excuse.
  2. Advertisers often overlook menopausal women as a demographic despite their financial power.
  3. Celebrating the experiences and voices of midlife women is crucial, as evidenced by various stories and interviews shared.

How to build a newthing

The Ideaspace β€’ 25 implied HN points β€’ 28 Feb 24
πŸ“– Philosophy Creation Existence Reality Life Mortality
  1. Building a new thing involves meditating on creation and seeing it as an organic machine with a mystical element. It requires a delicate balance of control and allowing the new thing to reveal itself.
  2. Starting a new project should stem from emotions towards an idea and allowing it to unfold naturally without pushing or completely ignoring it.
  3. Maintaining the authenticity and purpose of a new thing is crucial to its survival. Recognizing that all new things will eventually change or die helps in staying true to its essence.

What Is Grandmotherly Wisdom?

Grandmotherly Wisdom β€’ 353 implied HN points β€’ 19 Apr 23
πŸ“– Philosophy Wisdom Life Humanity Morality Generations
  1. Grandmotherly Wisdom emphasizes the importance of understanding our connection to past generations and shaping a better future for those to come.
  2. It encourages finding beauty in everyday moments and the value of personal care, attention and shared experiences.
  3. It involves recognizing the collective effort needed for personal growth, building strong communities, and taking responsibility for creating a positive impact in the world.

A Day in New York: The Ordinary Face of the Great Reset

Tessa Fights Robots β€’ 65 implied HN points β€’ 02 Dec 23
🎭️ Culture Society Community Opinion Life Dystopia
  1. The text discusses the impact of oligarchs on living standards and societal issues.
  2. It portrays a vivid scene in New York, highlighting the contrast between different groups like refugees and business owners.
  3. The writer reflects on personal experiences, connecting them to broader societal themes like the Great Reset.

A Good Death

The Good Life β€’ 196 implied HN points β€’ 05 May 23
πŸ₯ Health & Wellness Death Entropy Life Aging
  1. Some people feel a longing for a noble cause to fight and die for, like in the story of Ragnarok.
  2. Even though everything eventually falls apart and we all will die, humans continue to live and fight against entropy.
  3. Fighting against decay, disorder, chaos, apathy, and death until the very end can be seen as a warrior's death.

This is the New Real World

Breaking Smart β€’ 83 implied HN points β€’ 17 Sep 23
πŸ“– Philosophy Reality Life Belief Morality Existence
  1. The 'real' world we live in is a collection of only a few dozen significant worlds that shape our lives.
  2. Not all individual worlds are consequential in shaping the real world - only a few hundred are significant.
  3. The real world is not necessarily more real than private fantasies, but it is vastly more consequential.

Loss. Love. Learning.

The Future Does Not Fit In The Containers Of The Past β€’ 77 implied HN points β€’ 13 Aug 23
β›ͺ Faith & Spirituality Life Love Learning
  1. Loss is a central part of the human experience in different ways, from losing promotions to facing the loss of loved ones and ultimately losing ourselves.
  2. Love plays a crucial role in making life meaningful despite inevitable losses, and it is intertwined with feelings of attachment and purpose.
  3. Learning is a continuous process that involves building knowledge, skills, understanding, and eventually wisdom, with love, loss, and learning influencing and resonating with each other.