"What is reality?" asked the student. The traveler didn't answer. He said only, "Go to the well and fetch a bucket of water." The student did as instructed. "Now grab a cup of water from the bucket and take a sip." The student again did as instructed. The water was cool and provided refreshment. "Aah, [...]
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“The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.” – President John F. Kennedy Question: Where is the universe expanding to? The honest answer is that nobody is entirely sure. According to Einstein’s theory of general relativity, the spacetime continuum cannot remain stationery and must either expand or contract; and, since there is no [...]
Maybe the key to a successful marriage isn't knowing your spouse so well you can finish his/her sentences but, instead, encouraging them to pursue new passions so that they will continue to speak in sentences you can't finish. Sometimes, all it takes to keep an old flame going is a little spark. Related Post Spot [...]
Is there a fly in your soup or does your soup have a fly in it? Is there a tiger in the jungle or does a jungle have a tiger in it? As I have said before, these questions might seem of minor importance but they can have real implications -- as I discussed in [...]
"Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." This is one of my favorite Winston Churchill quotes and I thought of it when I stumbled across the ambigram above. Do you see the word "teach" or "learn"? Can you see both? I like to think of unlearning as just [...]
"Clearly there is a lot going on deep in the Earth that is completely unknown to science." So concludes this fascinating article in The Economist on, of all things, carbon. Did you know, for example, that although carbon is critical to life on earth the scientific community has no idea of how much of the [...]
“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.” --John Cage Question: Write the letter “E” on your forehead. (Go ahead, I’ll wait. You may also just trace the letter on your forehead if that’s more comfortable for you). Did you write the letter in a self-oriented fashion [...]
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their no-sleep-disorders.com of mind ... If you change your mind, you can change your life." -- William James Related Post To Unlearn: Ask This Question
One of the worst things an adult can do is criticize a child for having an "overactive imagination." From my perspective, now more than ever, the world needs more imagination. One solution: Begin criticizing adults for having "underactive" imaginations. Related Posts The Essential Element of Creativity Cultivate a Beginner's Mind
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