Everyone knows situations in which you do not know how to decide. You are literally standing between two chairs. While this is generally not the most desirable situation, there are still some advantages here. In the following article, we'll take a look at why it's not so bad to be comfortable between the stools.
When I listened to a speech by Alan Watts the other day, one part stayed in my head for a long time. He explained with ease how everything is connected, our point of view just doesn't allow us to see it. When I first became interested in philosophy, I had great difficulty understanding the concept of non-duality.
Anyone who has ever studied something for school, written something, or done any other activity at a desk knows the phenomenon that everything else seems so much more interesting as soon as you sit down. The fly that is just walking around on the wall in front of us attracts our attention, like the light that...
Having recently read the book "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau, in which the writer sets himself apart from civilization around 1850, I wanted to explain a quote from this brilliant writer in a little more detail. I chose this statement by Thoreau because it seemed very familiar to me. This is due, on the one hand, to the fact that...
For some time now, you can hear people everywhere talking about inflation. Everything is getting more expensive. Currently, the inflation rate in Germany is +7.9% and in many countries it looks similar. Probably the most noticeable is this with food. Anyone who has been shopping in a supermarket lately will have noticed that at...
Over the past few weeks, I've noticed again that I've taken an incredible liking to conversations. Whether it's with my roommate over lunch, at a coworker's party, or with my girlfriend. In and of themselves, none of these conversations are anything really special, mostly everyday things are discussed. It's much more a thought that comes up during...
Some time ago I came across the saying that you should help where you can. This short sentence may not look like much at first glance, but there is a lot behind it. Because often we refuse to help someone or with something because it would mean a, usually, minimal effort for us....
The other day, over coffee with my roommate, I had the topic that the growth of the economy is bad for the world, or rather the climate as well as biodiversity. Even though we didn't really go deeper into the topic, it kept popping up in my head over the next few days. Over and over again,...
About 6 months ago I stopped using my headphones. The reason, or rather the motivation, for this undertaking was that I wanted to have more contact with my environment. After all, who doesn't know it, you put on your shoes and jacket, put your headphones in your ear and leave the house. What so...
Once again a new year has begun and with this new year many people have also made good resolutions. But how sustainable are the old familiar New Year's resolutions? What are the problems with them and how can you fix them? In this blog article, we'll take a closer look at the topic. The most popular New Year's resolutions...
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