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Do you understand?

2023-10-11

"If you can’t imagine how anyone could hold the view you are attacking, you just don’t understand it yet" Philosopher Anthony Weston in Rulebook for Arguments more


Price vs Value

2023-10-03

Warren Buffett famously said, “Price is what you pay; value is what you get.” Price and Value are NOT the same thing! Value is subjective. It’s not determined by how much labor goes into a product, or how many resources. Prices work differently. ... more


Choose to Act

2023-09-20

The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. Amelia Earhart more


Grieving

2023-09-17

When tragedies strike: Prayer isn't all we do, but it is the first thing we do. Core values: The Beautitudes are the 8 core values on what it means to be a Christian Forgiveness Grieving Verse: Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comfo... more


Minimalism

2023-09-05

Quotes that sum it up for me: Minimalist means less. But best. Minimalism is not about having nothing, it's about not having junk that serves no purpose. Three Laws of Minimalism: If an object is not useful, it should be removed. If an object's f... more


Books to Understand the World

Matthew Rensberry 2023-08-29

Booklist: Books to Understand the World Here are books I've read that I think would make a good educational background to learn how the World works (in both good and bad ways): The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Relig... more


Forgiveness

2023-08-20

Core Values The Beautitudes are the 8 core values on what it means to be a Christian Forgiveness Verse Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 Notes: Acceptance is the precursor to Forgiveness Forgiveness ... more


Rest for Meaning and Purpose

2023-08-20

From a random Sunday: It's in rest we find meaning and purpose Let yourself rest and your mind wander Unplug. Let us not fall to the tyrant of urgency "Beware of the barrenness of a busy life" Socrates more


Aim for Liberty

Mathew Rensberry 2023-08-15

"A society that aims for equality before liberty will end up with neither equality nor liberty; and a society that aims first for liberty will not end up with equality, but it will end up with a closer approach to equality than any other system. ... more


Break with Conventional Wisdom

2023-07-26

From the book: Untruth: How The Conventional Wisdom is (Almost Always) Wrong. The author's thesis: People and organizations with an “agenda” often create problems that are either exaggerated or not problems at all. The solutions policymakers give... more