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

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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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(A reminder of) The Philosophy of Chunky – It Chunky destroys it, it’s worth nothing.

(A reminder of) The Philosophy of Chunky – It Chunky destroys it, it’s worth nothing.

The point of writing (whether just for yourself or publishing it) is to document what you do, why you did it, and then reflect on […]

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What are you attached to? If you remove it from your life, can you handle it? + The Philosophy of: Socrates (on indifference)

What are you attached to? If you remove it from your life, can you handle it? + The Philosophy of: Socrates (on indifference)

Is it possible to not get attached to anything? Because nothing is actually yours. Your house, your car, your lifestyle, your marriage, your dog, your possessions, […]

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Cracking the screen of your phone and Death = same thing

Cracking the screen of your phone and Death = same thing

The problem with death is that a lot of us are shit scared of it and hate to talk about it, even though it’s the […]

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If you have something you think you can’t imagine losing, you don’t own it. It owns you.

Do you have something you can’t imagine losing? Or something that you can’t afford to lose? Well that things owns you. You’re its bitch. I […]

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If you managed to survive okay without something or someone before they came into your life, you can live without it after it’s gone

What’s the most important thing or person/people/animal in your life? At some point they came into your life, right? But before that, you were fine living without […]

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Imagine the worst case scenario to appreciate what you have, and to be ready for its possible (and inevitable) loss

Imagine losing your job, your partner of husband or wife leaving you, getting a terminal illness, a burglar breaking in and stealing all your stuff […]

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When you fuck something up… Congratulations, you’re free now. You don’t have to worry about fucking it up anymore.

When you fuck something up… Congratulations, you’re free now. You don’t have to worry about fucking it up anymore.

This is the most expensive phone I’ve ever bought, and yesterday I dropped it and the screen broke. EXCELLENT. Now that the screen’s cracked, I don’t […]

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Simultaneous experiment #2: Go 12 months without taking a single photo

Simultaneous experiment #2: Go 12 months without taking a single photo

I made three new year’s resolutions this year and one was: Be Present. And for the most part I have. I don’t use my phone […]

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Chunky’s school of philosophy #5: If the dog destroys it, stuff it.

Chunky’s school of philosophy #5: If the dog destroys it, stuff it.

Bliss n Eso just came out with a new album (oh, it’s a banger alright) and this is a line from Moments: The only thing we […]

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