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“I was so driven by justifying my existence in the world that I forgot to play.”

At 80 years old, the inspiring Gabor Maté reflects on how he’d live his life, if he could do it all over again.

'I Am That.'

Profound reading for those who question the outer limits of 'self' and the principle of entanglement. Here is a special quote, a teaching, filled with love and generosity:

“I cannot but see you as myself. It is in the very nature of love to see no difference.” ―…

Strength and Honor

I am Jane Doe. John Doe is my husband.

I was forwarded an email this morning from a reporter at Business Insider who noted that there are four paragraphs in my 330-page PhD dissertation: “Material-based Design Computation,” which I completed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2010,

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where I omitted quotation marks…

“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” –Mahatma Gandhi

'tis the fourth night of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple at the launch of the Maccabean…

Please watch this. I love you all.

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I found 'The Sermons I Needed to Hear Right Now,' a conversation between Ezra Klein and Rabbi Rabbi Sharon Brous both timely and timeless. Brous' reflections on the tensions between tribal and universal, fear and love, mortal and infinite are profound. She invites us all to assume a…

With immense pain of the kind that has the power to impact and even devour moral reasoning, it has become challenging to separate tweeting at each other from thinking with each other. Amongst the rubble of blame, I found Sam Harris' episode, 'The Bright Line Between Good and…

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I have never known or felt such depths of sadness and pain.

The horrific assault on Israel is a deeply depraved and evil one. Hundreds of innocent people were robbed of their lives in an instant including mothers, babies, and the elderly. Many were reportedly raped, murdered,…

A worthy and fascinating view of the future especially when combined with Borjes’ “Funes the Memorious.”

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Plants have their carbon and eat it too. Why can't we. Calling all biogenic VOC whisperers. Please cast your bio upon the waters!

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I had the deep pleasure of attending the premiere of Maestro on Monday night (New York Film Festival, David Geffen Hall) but haven’t found the time to reflect till now.

A gem-of-a-film, Bradley Cooper finds his fold midway between Scorsese and Bergman, turning the darker side of…

“Nothing. You began as nothing and you will end as nothing. And in between—everything, and nothing. In between—joy and sorrow, beauty and decay. Everything yours to partake of yours to bear. Yours to see, to know, to give birth to—and to let go. None of it yours to have.

Not…

For the love of September, and for anyone who wants to learn how to fly.

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“Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recovered at will.”

Good morning, my Maria, and thank you for reminding me of this letter. Your timing is, as always, timeless.

Thank you so much, Lex Fridman, for elevating the art of conversation to the power of connection. I loved our time together and am grateful for the meaning we found. And thank you—X friends—for your patience in hearing me out and taking me in, one insight at a time.

Lex Fridman,…