Category: Life
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Maria on the Science of “Intuition”
I just keep stumbling across material on Brain Pickings that I cannot not share. This time on The Science of “Intuition”.
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On Religion
PART I The Monk One fine December day, about two weeks ago, my mom and I went to a temple near our house to give ‘Sang-kha-tarn’ (as we say in Thailand) to the monks. The day marked a one year anniversary of my late grandmother’s passing, and giving ‘Sang-kha-tarn’ (essentially a package of household goods –…
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And It’s THAT Time of Year, Again – On New Year Resolutions and Checklists
PART I That was a rather clunky title, wasn’t it? I quite like it. Maybe I’ll change it on my eleventh read – I tend to do that, change stuff. Usually it’s a word that isn’t quite right – most times I change the offending word back after a few reads. Sometimes I add more…
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On Mental Disorders, and Being Depressed
What does Stephen Fry have to be depressed about? Have you read Alastair Campbell’s article on The Independent? The one from 7th June 2013? Most likely not. If so, I strongly recommend you go read it [opens in new tab]. Now. I’m going to make references to Campbell’s article throughout. So you really should read the…
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Reading a Book
One fine Summer evening, in London. It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it – Oscar Wilde
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At the Beginning
“Life is a road and I wanna keep going Love is a river I wanna keep flowing Life is a road now and forever A wonderful journey I’ll be there when the world stops turning I’ll be there when the storm is through In the end I wanna be standing At the beginning… with you.”…
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Why We’ve Had Enough of Stuff (RSA Replay)
Memories live longer than dreams. If you happen to have an hour, this would be worth watching. If you /don’t/ have an hour, bookmark this for a later date. Just in time for the Christmas frenzy: For more from the RSA, do visit their YouTube and/or site.
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Animals in the House
I often ask myself: why do we keep pets? Is it for company? Something cute to look at? Mechanism to enforce self-discipline? Obsession with ownership? I had never really found an answer that I deemed satisfying. Until very recently, when a candidate presented itself. I don’t keep pets. I move around too much. I practically…
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Hyeonseo Lee: My Escape from North Korea (TED)
When I was young, I thought my country was the best on the planet.
Val Saksornchai 