Frequently asked questions about thinking, epistemology, and cognitive tools. 6402 answers
Regularly contemplating your mortality focuses your priorities with unique power.
You will never have complete information — learning to act under uncertainty is essential.
You will never have complete information — learning to act under uncertainty is essential.
You will never have complete information — learning to act under uncertainty is essential.
You will never have complete information — learning to act under uncertainty is essential.
You will never have complete information — learning to act under uncertainty is essential.
The universe provides no inherent meaning yet humans need meaning — this gap is the absurd.
One must imagine Sisyphus happy — creating meaning in spite of absurdity.
No one else can live your life or make your choices — this aloneness is fundamental.
Living according to your own values rather than inherited scripts.
Pretending you have no choice when you do is the core existential dishonesty.
Existing authentically requires courage in the face of uncertainty judgment and mortality.
You become who you are through what you do, not through what you think or intend.
When anything is possible the pressure to choose well can be paralyzing — act anyway.
When anything is possible the pressure to choose well can be paralyzing — act anyway.
When anything is possible the pressure to choose well can be paralyzing — act anyway.
When anything is possible the pressure to choose well can be paralyzing — act anyway.
When anything is possible the pressure to choose well can be paralyzing — act anyway.
Suffering is part of existence — the question is what you do with it.
In a world without guaranteed meaning choosing joy is an act of creation.
No one else can define what your life means — this is your responsibility alone.
No one else can define what your life means — this is your responsibility alone.
No one else can define what your life means — this is your responsibility alone.
No one else can define what your life means — this is your responsibility alone.