“The first grand discovery was time, the landscape of experience. Only by marking off months, week, days, and years, would mankind be liberated from the cyclical monotony of nature.”
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Without time, there is no grand vision. Without an idea of the future being linked to the present, there is no productivity.
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Democracy tends towards instant gratification. - A lesson I learnt from
@david_perell’s masterful piece on Singapore’s success.http://www.perell.com/blog/story-of-singapore …1 reply 0 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
Integrating ideas of responsibility, causality, and time into one’s very being is a tough job when so much around us happens regardless of our actions. But, as William James says, it’s the prime belief, without which we are neither sovereign nor free.https://markmanson.net/the-prime-belief …
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Having a good relationship with the past is just as important as your views on the present and future.
@mistermircea’s ScoreCard short story changed my view on this forever, serendipitously, when I needed it the most.3 replies 2 retweets 10 likesShow this thread -
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