Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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πŸ†ƒπŸ…ΈπŸ…» "Peaceful, easy feeling". Camping anywhere you chose - with a hammock for two. Doesn't get better than this.

πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“„ ▢️ p-rescription.com/peaceful-eas

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#hammock #camping #hive #yobogear #p4life #creativity #idea #selfhelp #wellness

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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βœ… The evolution and survival of a species depend on its ability to weather challenges and dangers. As humans, we have been given the unique gift of consciousness. With it come many abstract emotions and ideas. Some aid in survival. The capacity for hope is unique to humans. It keeps us going through adversity and hard times.

Here's a short essay on hope. πŸ“„ ▢️p-rescription.com/on-hope/

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#change #creativity #criticalthinking #inspiration #p4life #productivity #selfhelp #wellness

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
132 followers · 676 posts · Server home.social

𝕄𝕒𝕀π•₯π• π••π• π•Ÿ β„™π•šπ•”π•œπ•€ | 6 March 2023 - 1/2023

The impostor syndrome - it's either this or the Dunning-Kruger effect | ▢️ infosec.exchange/@Tarah/109926

On touch: the forgotten special sense | ▢️ mastodon.social/@colehaddon/10

Going viral on Mastodon: bug or feature? | ▢️ mastodon.social/@waldoj/109965

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#mastodonpicks #impostor #touch #Mastodon #change #idea #inspiration #p4life #selfhelp #software #strategy #wellness #writing

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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βœ… A fake news frenzy: why ChatGPT could be disastrous for truth in journalism | πŸ’¬ The Guardian, Emily Bell | πŸ“„ ▢️ bit.ly/3SNktbg

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#chatgpt #llm #ai #misinformation #truth #criticalthinking #merit #p4life #philosophy #quality #writing

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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Being an organisation "lifer" is no longer the way of the future; non-linear career paths are where it's at.

β€œOnly those who decline to scramble up the career ladder are interesting as human beings. Nothing is more boring than a man with a career.” ― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

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#change #idea #merit #p4life #selfhelp #strategy #career

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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🟒 #2 of an ongoing series of articles focusing on the issues of renewability, sustainability and saving planet Earth.

βœ… "Eco-ableism": concern for the disabled in sustainability.

βœ… We have enough tools to fix the climate, now.

βœ… Green roofs for cities.

πŸ“„ ▢️ p-rescription.com/prescription

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#disability #climate #roof #garden #technology #energy #sustainability #p4life

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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➑️ β›” 🚫 βœ… ❎ πŸ”΄ 🟠 🟒 πŸ”΅ πŸ’¬πŸ”‘ πŸ“–πŸ–₯οΈπŸ“„ ▢️
βœ… Who am I?

πŸ’¬ β€œThis above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.” ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

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πŸ–₯️ ▢️ ted.com/talks/anil_ananthaswam

#self #identity #inspiration #selfhelp #wellness #p4life

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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πŸ’¬ β€œMost people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.” ― Oscar Wilde, De Profundis

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πŸ“„ ▢️ psyche.co/ideas/worried-youre-

#change #inspiration #selfhelp #wellness #p4life

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
121 followers · 557 posts · Server home.social

In the infinity of the cosmos, our Earth might well be the only place where Life exists. Yet, we have devastated this miracle and are now poised at the edge of a frightening abyss of desolation. We have to act, and act fast.

#1 of an ongoing series of articles focusing on the issues of renewability and sustainability.

βœ… The case for degrowth

βœ… E-bikes - the future of transportation

πŸ“„ ▢️ p-rescription.com/prescription

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#sustainability #p4life #economics #capitalism #consumerism #transportation

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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"𝕋𝕙𝕖 π•π•šπ•žπ•šπ•₯𝕀 𝕠𝕗 π•£π•–π•Ÿπ•–π•¨π•’π•“π•π•– π•–π•Ÿπ•–π•£π•˜π•ͺ π•’π•Ÿπ•• π•₯𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕀𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 π••π•–π•˜π•£π• π•¨π•₯𝕙"

β–ΆοΈπŸ“„ resilience.org/stories/2018-11

βœ… The move to a cleaner energy source is not as simple as often portrayed.
βœ… Successful energy transition requires a shift in consumer preferences and lifestyles. Degrowth offers the best chance of achieving our goals without triggering a global climate crisis or worsening social inequalities.

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#sustainability #growth #capitalism #consumerism #lifestyles #p4life #change #criticalthinking #strategy

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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"π”Έπ•˜π•£π•–π•–π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ π•₯𝕠 π•Ÿπ• π•₯ π••π•šπ•€π•’π•˜π•£π•–π•– - π•žπ•’π•œπ•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ 𝕒𝕝𝕝 π•§π• π•šπ•”π•–π•€ 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕓π•ͺ π•”π• π•Ÿπ•€π•–π•Ÿπ•€π•¦π•€" || βœ… Decision making by consensus takes time and empathic listening. Voting offers a quicker option but can silence dissent.

Read more || πŸ“„β–ΆοΈ p-rescription.com/agreeing-to-

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#decision #consensus #voting #community #p4life #brainstorming #change #creativity #criticalthinking #strategy

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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𝔾𝕠𝕠𝕕 "π••π•¦π•žπ•“ 𝕒𝕦𝕖𝕀π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿπ•€" π•”π•’π•Ÿ 𝕗𝕝𝕦𝕀𝕙 𝕠𝕦π•₯ 𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕦𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 π•šπ•Ÿπ•—π• π•£π•žπ•’π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿ
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p-rescription.com/good-dumb-qu

#question #p4life #brainstorming #creativity #criticalthinking #inspiration #productivity #selfhelp #skills

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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"π•Žπ•™π•ͺ 𝕨𝕖 π••π•–π•žπ•’π•Ÿπ•• π•”π•™π• π•šπ•”π•–π•€ 𝕓𝕦π•₯ π••π• π•Ÿ'π•₯ π•π•šπ•œπ•– π•”π•™π• π• π•€π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜: π•₯𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕗𝕒𝕦𝕝π•₯ 𝕖𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕔π•₯"
p-rescription.com/why-we-deman

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#p4life #choice #decision #default #criticalthinking #creativity #selfhelp

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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"β„‚π•’π•Ÿ π•˜π•£π•’π•₯π•šπ•₯𝕦𝕕𝕖 𝕀𝕒𝕧𝕖 π•™π•¦π•žπ•’π•Ÿπ•šπ•₯π•ͺ?" πŸ†ƒπŸ…ΈπŸ…» 🟒 "...our condition as modern people makes the experience of gratitude especially elusive...an experience that cannot be made sense of in a way that accords with the grand metaphysical picture that we live within... It may also help us identify the source of our sourness, and point the way..... out of our spiritual rut...toward something better "

πŸ“„ ▢️ unherd.com/2023/01/can-gratitu

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#gratitude #humanity #p4life #criticalthinking #inspiration #selfhelp #strategy

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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"𝕋𝕙𝕖 π•¨π•–π•π•π•Ÿπ•–π•€π•€ π•šπ•Ÿπ••π•¦π•€π•₯𝕣π•ͺ π•šπ•€π•Ÿβ€™π•₯ 𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝, π•’π•Ÿπ•• 𝕑𝕖𝕠𝕑𝕝𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 π•—π•šπ•Ÿπ•’π•π•π•ͺ π•¨π•’π•œπ•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ 𝕦𝕑 π•₯𝕠 π•šπ•₯" πŸ†ƒπŸ…ΈπŸ…» 🟒 Two-thirds of adults report a growing mistrust of brands. 🟒 People are demanding more consumer trials and more clinical evidence. More science. Less snake oil.

πŸ“„ ▢️ independent.co.uk/life-style/w

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#evidence #mistrust #p4life #criticalthinking #selfhelp #wellness

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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"π•Šπ•₯π•¦π•”π•œ π•šπ•Ÿ 𝕒 𝕙𝕖𝕒π•₯𝕖𝕕 π•’π•£π•˜π•¦π•žπ•–π•Ÿπ•₯? 𝔽𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 π•₯𝕙𝕖 '𝔸𝕋𝕃 ℝ𝕦𝕝𝕖' π•₯𝕠 π•–π•Ÿπ•€π•¦π•£π•– 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣π•ͺπ• π•Ÿπ•– π•¨π•šπ•Ÿπ•€" πŸ†ƒπŸ…ΈπŸ…» βœ… In any argument, adopting an "arguing-to-learn (ATL)" mindset rather than the customary "arguing-to-win" usually results in mutually acceptable decisions. βœ… Show that you're not here to "win" anything, but simply to understand and learn as much about the issue as possible.

πŸ“„ ▢️ inc.com/nick-hobson/stuck-in-a

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#argument #communication #p4life #change #selfhelp #strategy

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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|| 𝕋𝕙𝕖 π•¦π•‘π•€π•šπ••π•– 𝕠𝕗 π•£π•–π•˜π•£π•–π•₯ || πŸ’¬ Self-distancing is the key to managing regret. 3 techniques can help extract lessons that can guide future behaviour.

βœ… Fly‑on‑the-wall: View the scene from the perspective of a neutral observer.
βœ… Time travel: Mentally visit the future β€” and then examine the regret retrospectively.
βœ… Talk to yourself in the third persom - use pronouns like he, she, they.

πŸ“– ▢️ saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/1

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#regret #p4life #change #productivity #selfhelp #wellness

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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🟒 π•Žπ•™π•ͺ π•£π•šπ•₯𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 π•“π•–π•–π•Ÿ π•”π•£π•¦π•”π•šπ•’π• 𝕗𝕠𝕣 π•™π•¦π•žπ•’π•Ÿπ•€ π•₯π•™π•£π• π•¦π•˜π•™π• π•¦π•₯ π•™π•šπ•€π•₯𝕠𝕣π•ͺ – π•’π•Ÿπ•• 𝕨𝕙π•ͺ 𝕨𝕖 𝕀π•₯π•šπ•π• π•Ÿπ•–π•–π••Β π•₯π•™π•–π•ž || πŸ’¬ Despite being surrounded by increasingly complex technologies, rituals remain important. Not all rituals are linked with religion or faith; some are cultural, social, or personal in nature. Why have them at all? They act as an essential social glue that holds our communities together.

πŸ“– ▢️ theconversation.com/why-ritual

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#ritual #faith #society #religion #community #p4life #creativity #selfhelp #wellness

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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🟒 𝕋𝕙𝕖 π”»π•¦π•Ÿπ•Ÿπ•šπ•Ÿπ•˜-π•‚π•£π•¦π•˜π•–π•£ 𝔼𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕔π•₯: 𝕨𝕙π•ͺ π•šπ•Ÿπ•”π• π•žπ•‘π•–π•₯π•–π•Ÿπ•₯ 𝕑𝕖𝕠𝕑𝕝𝕖 π•₯π•™π•šπ•Ÿπ•œ π•₯𝕙𝕖π•ͺ 𝕒𝕣𝕖 π•’π•žπ•’π•«π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜

πŸ’¬ Psychological research suggests that we're not very good at evaluating ourselves accurately. In fact, we frequently overestimate our own abilities. Here's a video from the author of this principle.

View here ▢️ youtu.be/pOLmD_WVY-E

Link: boingboing.net/2022/12/23/davi

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#dunningkruger #incompetence #p4life #criticalthinking #creativity #productivity #selfhelp #skills

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Pillosopher-Arjun Rajagopalan · @arjun
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βœ… The hashtag - - will bring up a list of toots/posts that are clubbed together under the rubric of "{β„™}π•£π•–π•€π•”π•£π•šπ•‘π•₯π•šπ• π•Ÿπ•€ 𝕗𝕠𝕣 π•π•šπ•§π•šπ•Ÿπ•˜ π•’π•Ÿ π•–π•©π•’π•žπ•šπ•Ÿπ•–π•• π•π•šπ•—π•–." This is an unstructured collection of items that might help navigate the uncharted sea of our individual lives.
➑️ Explore

#p4life

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