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The reality of the lottery of birth (also known as the lottery of life, birth lottery, and/or life lottery) is something we seem to forget over and over again. We like to think that we are in control of our lives. That we are responsible for our …
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The "Ovarian Lottery" is a short thought experiment popularized by Warren Buffett. The idea is borrowed from John Rawls, a Harvard philosopher and author of A Theory of Justice. There are also earlier references like "Ovarian Roulette" from Dr. …
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It's nearly impossible to search for free will and not come across Sam Harris—whether it's his short 97-page book Free Will (Amazon), his keynote speeches, or podcast appearances. In fact, Sam Harris seems to be the "gateway drug to the free will …
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What stage am I currently at in Ego Development Theory? EDT is work completed by Susanne Cook-Greuter over the last several decades. This is the second self-assessment I'm conducting (the first was on self-actualization). As mentioned previously, …
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This is post 3 of 3 in the series. You can jump to the other two posts below: Sloww Stage 1: Getting Started with Slow Living & Simple Living (for Intentional Humans) Sloww Stage 2: Getting Started with Life Purpose & Meaning (for …
What is Sloww? I've been thinking about this question a lot lately. Sloww has evolved over the last few years, but everything is still rooted in the seed that started it. This post is intended to give you my latest thinking about where Sloww has …
