The other day, I was chatting with some friends, middle-aged, like me, with kids and businesses to juggle. I asked them what keeps them up at night as they move forward in life. Was it their children? Their business? Their health? Their personal future, or maybe their wives? What’s the biggest worry on a daily […]
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Philosophy, Thoughts, Ideas, Imagination
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Aging Past You
I’m sitting at a restaurant and notice a gentleman having lunch with his children. He’s disheveled, middle aged and the kids appear to be about 8yrs old. If we were introduced, I wouldn’t hesitate to address him as “sir”, and use honorifics. Then it dawns on me: I could actually be older than him. It’s […]
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Time Compression and Frame Rates
The passage of time is a fascinating perception of reality. The way our mind interprets the “experience” of time is truly mysterious. Our perception of time’s passage is not a constant, but a flexible construct shaped by our unconscious engagement. Your brain is a recording device. When experiencing novel stimuli, like those encountered during travel, […]
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The Value of Life Maps
Ancient explorers bravely ventured into uncharted territories with rudimentary tools and an adventurous spirit. Some were fortunate to have primitive maps inherited from previous explorers, perhaps even an indigenous guide who knew the land by heart and sight. The expedition was fraught with danger and the unknown. As the journey progressed, charts were updated, redrawn, […]
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The Optics of Youth and Potential
For a person of youth, what you see is their unlimited potential, their bright future and the boundless possibilities that life holds. There is an exaggerated estimation of their aptitudes. We tend to draw a straight line from their birth to youth, and extrapolate the same trajectory indefinitely into the future. The lens of youth […]