Late 2017, I published my blog on Waves (2), including the long-term economic Kondratiev wave (c.45-60 years), and the long term generational Strauss-Howe cycle (c.80 years). In my 2018 and 2020 blogs, I integrated (i) Needs, Wants & Beliefs and (ii) Awakening into the Strauss-Howe cycle. Source: Charles Hugh Smith, 11 June 2008, Dude, We Are So...
Just before starting to write this blog, the title above entered my mind. I'm still contemplating on that title and/but it feels good. In 2022, I published a blog in line with today's blog: The road to self-love or philautia. My road was very long. Most likely, it's (very) long for (most) others as well. The word self in self-love has a negative connotation due to...
A 1915 war poem by Julian Grenfell (1888-1915) mentioned the 3 most important items: Life is colour, warmth and light; my 2022 blog. Other people may add beauty, hope, inspiration, love, peace, and/or water. In my view, beauty and peace are in the eye of the beholder. Hence, personal and relative. Almost each day, I express my gratitude for the items above....
My blogs often use analogies in order to make abstract and/or difficult topics understandable. Examples: ants vs humans (eg, societies), balance & symmetry (eg, beauty), boredom vs curiosity (eg, inspiration), brain vs Universe (eg, similarities). Recently, I had a weird thought: can black holes in the Universe be compared to the human definition of Life (eg,...
Intro LO: Given the American president's common use of reverse psychology, his threat to shutdown the American government should imply that he will - once again - reverse course, and blame Democrats for his decision. UPDATE(s): Axios title: ⛔️ The shutdown begins By: Mike Allen Date: 1 October 2025 "It's official: The federal government shut down at midnight....
Recently, I asked a friend about his tips for my thought provoking topics. He said: "How about AI and Faith". That put me on my wrong foot because Faith is - in my view - a human belief in a divine love a.k.a. agape. In his view, Faith is about (unlimited) trust. I can relate to misplaced trust following an incident. Recently, I made a Google query. The Dutch Google...
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