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Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

A blog by Leon Oudejans
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Is our identity important?

For the government, our identity is almost equal to our (Dutch) Social-Fiscal number, or our Social Security number (eg, USA). That number contains some relevant information, like our name and birthdate (source). Wikipedia: “[..] the Social Security number has become a de facto national identification number for taxation and other purposes.“...

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Are young generations anti-democratic??

An American expert at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies claims that voting by "anti-democratic young generations" is a reason for Trump's 2024 victory. See his recent comment on Dutch BNR Newsradio. In my view, "anti-democratic young voters" is a rather silly and even a contradicting concept. As a child (1960), my parents once explained that it was common that...

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Did ignorance beat arrogance?

"Ignorance is bliss", according to an 18th-century poem by Thomas Gray. Listening to ignorance can be quite funny, unlike arrogance. Hence, I wonder if the ignorance of the conservative-right has beaten the arrogance of the liberal-left on November 5. To some extent, the same is happening in Europe. The arrogance of the liberal-left manifests itself in topics like...

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The unpleasantness of thinking

Recently, the Psychological Bulletin published a “meta-analytic review of the association between mental effort and negative affect”. That review was entitled as “The unpleasantness of thinking”. I agree that “critical thinking is not just hard work but also mentally draining”. I disagree that it’s “often unpleasant”. Source: The Debrief, covering the recent...

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Mark Rutte: “Oekraïne hoort thuis in de NAVO”

Op 1 oktober 2024 kwam de nieuwste draai van Mark Rutte: "Oekraïne hoort thuis in de NAVO” (o.a. BNR, Telegraaf). In zijn rol van PM van Nederland zei hij nog het tegenovergestelde: Rutte wil niet dat Oekraïne toetreedt tot de EU of de NAVO (NPO1, 14 mei 2022). Rutte’s opmerking zou je wellicht kunnen verwachten in zijn nieuwe rol als (politiek) hoofd van de NAVO....

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Kun je genezen van een burn-out?

Als ervaringsdeskundige (2013-14) ben ik van mening dat je niet kunt genezen van een burn-out. In principe zie je niets aan die mensen tenzij jouw gedrag hen provoceert. Boosheid is dan een van de gevolgen. Helaas heb ik dat zelf ook meegemaakt bij een soort van ramptoerisme tijdens mijn burn-out. De huidige terugval van Pieter Omtzigt zag ik daarom al lang geleden...

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