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Scale
Something I’m thinking a lot about entrepreneurship: Why scale? Or in other words: Why is scaling up seen as desirable? And also– are there hidden downsides of having a really big scale? When it is better to be a mouse than an elephant Example from Nassim Taleb‘s “Antifragile” book: A mouse is less likely to… Continue reading Scale
Truthiness
There is no ultimate ‘truth’ — only varying degrees of “truthiness” (degrees of truth). The basic notion is this: The purpose of philosophy isn’t to discover an ultimate truth. The purpose of philosophy is to discover DEEPER LEVELS of truth, which I propose as “truthiness”. Personal truth Furthermore, it is a waste of time (vain… Continue reading Truthiness
Living Life in Airplane Mode
For the last 2 years, I have been experimenting with disconnecting. This meant: For about 1-2 years, I didn’t own a phone After this period, I used phones (Xiaomi and iPhone) for around 6 months without a data/phone plan. The basic notion was this: By not owning a phone or a phone plan, can I… Continue reading Living Life in Airplane Mode
Test Your Limits
# Test Your limits Dear friend, A fun idea to ponder: aren’t you curious what your limits are? *** I had this idea while at the gym when I got a new personal record for my “one rep max” for 95lbs Dumbell press (before my maximum was 90 lbs). This is what is fun for… Continue reading Test Your Limits
How to Live a More Meaningful Life
Dear friend, If your life goal is to live a more meaningful life, here are some ideas. ## You make the meaning in your life Meaning: I don’t think life has an ultimate meaning. I think we are put on this planet (against our own will, after all — we never asked our parents to… Continue reading How to Live a More Meaningful Life