Thinking is useful, only sometimes. Most of the time, it is nothing but an interference. When used as a tool, it will take you from point A to point B. When it uses you as its slave, it will keep you running in circles. Forever. The overthinker is drowning in thought. The overthinker is imprisoned by intellectualization. The overthinker is stuck in survival, not living for one moment. In the information era, society overvalues thinking, intellect, and logic. Yet, your daily problems will not be solved with intelligence, let alone artificial intelligence. When I say problems, I am referring to non-trivial ones. Anxiety, anger, doubt. But as we are living in modern society, as opposed to nature, we depend on technology for daily living. “Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them. ”― Alfred North Whitehead It is only by offloading the knowledge, the logical, the information to technology that we become free to live in our Natural State as Free Humans. You know you are free when thinking disappears, when time disappears, when you disappear into the moment. A state of synchronism - Living at the perfect pace. |
Timeless Freedom
Survival “All civilizations suffer shocks, only those that absorb the shocks survive.” — Stewart Brand. Absorbing shocks is key to survival. These shocks come from change. Change is how the future invades our lives, and when it outpaces us, it brings struggle. As the world grows more complex, our days fill with endless distractions, chores, and obligations. These constant interferences pull us away from our Native State — our natural way of living. Survival Mode happens when we are saturated...
When you look closely at your life for an extended period of time. Be it months, years, or even decades. You become aware of something. The only constant in life is change. But change doesn't come in consistent, calculated, predictable doses. "There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen"- Lenin. Some changes don't affect you at all. Others affect you for a while. But a few of them, alter the whole trajectory of your life. Things like Moving to a new city...
A new week is here, which means a new chance to get everything in sync. Today, instead of providing a template, I want to discuss a meta folder I always keep handy. This folder offers quick access to all the items that don't fit neatly into any specific life area. I call it the Reference folder. An overlooked issue in the world of systems is the absence of a constant reference point, similar to the "You are here" arrow on a map. Without this clear reference, it's impossible to navigate your...