Sta Hungry Stay Foolish

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

A blog by Leon Oudejans
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Friendship

Zero-sum games

I suppose that people would view a break-up (eg, agreement, businesses, divorce, friendship, relationship) as the result of someone who is winning and someone who is losing. However, some break-ups will either result in two winners or in two losers. Real-life is different from (a) game theory. Most games are designed to result in winners and losers - and having fun...

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Happy Birthday !

Happy Birthday (1981) by Stevie Wonder artist, lyrics, video, Wiki-artist, Wiki-song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVZfJO01NI [Chorus]Happy birthday to youHappy birthday to youHappy birthdayHappy birthday to youHappy birthday to youHappy birthday

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How many enemies can you have??

Trump is creating new enemies every single day. Some day, they will realise an ancient proverb: the enemy of my enemy is my friend, “which suggests that two parties can or should work together against a common enemy.” I doubt Trump cares about friendly nations. Retaliatory measures (eg, by Canada) against USA will only “prove” Trump’s point: friendly nations do...

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Unknown known definitions

There are several words in our lives for which we have no precise definition, like consciousness, friendship, life, and love. Still, we know what we mean with those words. Another word for unknown knowns is instinct or intuition. No scientist can explain consciousness. In my view, our individual consciousness might well relate to a universal mind or universal...

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Friendships: different or similar like you?

On 6 February 2024, an Aeon Psyche article posed the following question in its title: “Is it better to have friends who are like you or different from you?“ Before reading its conclusion, I checked my gut feeling. In my view, similar is more likely than different. I was right. There’s an adjacent field: relationships. People often say that opposites attract. Merriam...

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Het laatste woord

Het laatste woord in een discussie geeft je vaak een prettig gevoel: van winnen. Vervolgens ontstaat er een nieuw en naar gevoel: van verlies. Je realiseert je dan plotseling pas dat er een geheel andere intentie kan zijn voor het niet antwoorden: afscheid (o.a. relatie, samenwerking, vriendschap). Elke discussie tussen twee (of meer) personen gaat eigenlijk over...

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