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A treasure trove of language that reflects the grokkist ethos, equipping grokkists with curiosity, care, and integrative thinking to navigate a world of complexity.
In-depth guides and wisdom-packed explorations for grokking complex ideas with clarity and depth.
A treasure trove of language that reflects the grokkist ethos, equipping grokkists with curiosity, care, and integrative thinking to navigate a world of complexity.
Discover how pareidolia – seeing shapes in clouds or Jesus on toast – turns the ordinary into portals to the unconscious, where simple shapes reveal the hidden layers of the self. Join me for a psychedelic 'Bob Ross' experience in creating expressive art from everyday patterns.
How fresh political arrangements can help us conduct democracy in a way that values and voices harmony amid inevitable discord.
Metaphors matter. When too many of our core conceptual analogies about people and politics try to bring a knife to a gun fight, are we left trying to eat soup with a fork?
Liberalism nobly attempts to transcend the messiness of politics through a reliance on law and a vision of universal principles. But in its pursuit of a rational and conflict-free societal order, does liberalism undermine the political agency and ethical discourse necessary for a vibrant democracy?
Few things divide us more than politics, yet one thing almost all of us can agree on is that our politics is broken. Liberal democracy itself is in crisis - why? Can there be hope of a more beautiful politics before it all falls apart?
This essay chronicles my experience with OCD through a philosophical lens, and examines how “Process Philosophy” may offer a means of thinking one’s way out of overthinking.
🤩 I first heard The Beatles in late 1962 at age 11 and, although I thought they were amazing at that time, I did not think I would still be listening to them 60 years later with even greater enthusiasm.