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Why this? Why that? Why everything? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ By Dave Martin

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Your happiness must come from within you. Nowhere (or from no one) else. (& The Philosophy of: Ben Lee – Happiness creates happiness.)

Your happiness must come from within you. Nowhere (or from no one) else. (& The Philosophy of: Ben Lee – Happiness creates happiness.)

If you wanna fix a problem, then you gotta be happy. Being happy is the only way out of a mess. If you wanna fix […]

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Everything is actually going to be alright (and is) – The philosophy of: No Woman No Cry

Everything is actually going to be alright (and is) – The philosophy of: No Woman No Cry

If you’re having a day where you’re worried, anxious or uncertain (is that a bad thing?), listen to this – it’s impossible to keep feeling […]

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The Philosophy of: Sisyphus from Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus (and what ice fishing’s got to do with it)

The Philosophy of: Sisyphus from Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus (and what ice fishing’s got to do with it)

This is Izzy from The Last Kiss, and in this scene from the movie, his mate tries to guilt him into coming with on a […]

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The philosophy of: Julia Banks saying she could live on $40 a day (and what Seneca’s got to do with it)

The philosophy of: Julia Banks saying she could live on $40 a day (and what Seneca’s got to do with it)

Aussie MP Julia Banks says she could live on $40 a day if she needed to. And the common criticism of her is “Well, why […]

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If you create contentment, and you create excitement, have you created the perfect life?

If you create contentment, and you create excitement, have you created the perfect life?

Which is more important? To create contentment in your life? Or to find or also create excitement? Is one more important than the other? Can you have […]

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A Deep Dive into: Happiness [pt.1] – Is it a real goal, a real thing, a linguistic label or nothing at all? (inspired by one of the students I teach)

A Deep Dive into: Happiness [pt.1] – Is it a real goal, a real thing, a linguistic label or nothing at all? (inspired by one of the students I teach)

I asked my class today ‘What are Humanity’s greatest accomplishments/achievements?’ And one of the answers that came back back was: Happiness. Whether we have achieved/accomplished this […]

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Is everything that’s subjective, everything that varies across humanity, just bullshit? And is everything that is objectively true all that matters? [On Eudaimonia)

How are you? Are you alive? And do you have enough food to survive in the near future, enough warmth, water and shelter (and an […]

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This could be how to test if you’re doing something that’s truly best for YOU. 30 years ago, would so many people have sent trash cans to Jadaveon Clowney? [+ The Philosophy of: Mr Bean pt.2 – YOU are all you need to have a fucking great time]

This could be how to test if you’re doing something that’s truly best for YOU. 30 years ago, would so many people have sent trash cans to Jadaveon Clowney? [+ The Philosophy of: Mr Bean pt.2 – YOU are all you need to have a fucking great time]

How many things do people do just to share online, impress people they know/sort of know/don’t know/hate, or to get likes, views, retweets etc.? A […]

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Everything in billions of years of evolution, and everyone and everything you care about is the size of that (sort of) dot on my hand. You’re welcome.

Everything in billions of years of evolution, and everyone and everything you care about is the size of that (sort of) dot on my hand. You’re welcome.

Step 1 – Get a pen: Step 2 – Make a dot: Step 3 – Use your eyeball sockets and specifically your eyeball balls to […]

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Is it realistic (and healthy) to be indifferent to EVERYTHING?

If you didn’t give a fuck about losing anything in your life, and were ready for it, it’d be impossible for anything to shake you, […]

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