For quite some time, I've been writing about the similarities between Life, Nature and the Universe (eg, human brain vs Universe). In my view, such similarities are to be expected when you believe in a blueprint of Life, Nature & the Universe. Below, several articles about the similarities between the human brain and the Universe: 2020: Study Maps The Odd...
Recently, I wondered whether fantasy is the opposite of reality. I suppose there are more views on that topic. The outcome of my diagram (below) feels like quite a (big) surprise. It also feels like another breakthrough in my thinking. Yet, I'm not yet sure in which direction. My diagram highlights these views: Absolute vs relative; focus vs perspective;...
Sometimes, something unexpected happens in your life that shakes your feeling of being and/or having (self) Control. Such changes can either be negative or positive. I suppose that we refer to surprises in case of positive changes. Negative changes have several nicknames (eg, shock). In my view, Change is the default in Life, Nature & the Universe, and its...
Almost a decade ago, I published several blogs on the Rise and Fall of Civilisations (+ part-2), and on the Rise and Fall of Nations (ie, part-3, part-4, part-5, part-6). This 2026 blog is part-7. Back then, my main questions were the why and what (ie, the ingredients) for a Rise and for a Fall. My 2017, 2018, and 2021 diagrams (below) reflect the progress in my...
Intro LO: De vraag hierboven en hieronder is interessanter dan die lijkt. Mijn inziens is het antwoord zowel een JA als een NEE, afhankelijk van hoe je denken definieert. Waarschijnlijk heeft psycholoog Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) daarom een splitsing aangebracht tussen snel en langzaam denken (zie boek). Snel denken is eigenlijk vooral reageren, zowel emotioneel...
Trump’s recent comments on Ukraine president Zelenskyy might well be Trump’s well-timed distraction for much more relevant Trump news: American inflation is back and “I had nothing to do with it” (eg, the Hill, 19 February 2025). Trump’s former Vice President Mike Pence reacted as follows to Trump’s version of the truth on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Mr....
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