nov 12 2025 ∞
nov 12 2025 +
- boasting
- conversation
- curiosity
- enjoyment
- identity
- learning
- necessity
- transformation
oct 20 2025 ∞
dec 23 2025 +
- what is a good definition of God?
- what could we have learned much earlier if we had listened better to indiginous people?
- what's a thing that nobody knows (and everybody should know)?
- what's not a good question?
- what's the minimum number of labels to describe a person or thing without being diminutive or dismissive?
- what's your image of paradise?
- what is the most memorable exam you participated in?
- given the chance, would you do something differently?
- what recent book(s) fascinated you?
- what are the incidents engraved in the collective memory of your country?
- what's the second-best country in the world?
oct 17 2025 ∞
apr 4 2026 +
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- books (aren't eventing)
- fame (isn't everyting)
- grades ...
- looks
- money
- sports
- winning
dec 14 2025 ∞
dec 15 2025 +
- absurdity as an art form
- bath culture (onsen)
- beauty
- character culture
- fermentation culture (hakko)
- food culture (washoku)
- the Japanese way (Yamato-damashii)
- a fascination for national identity, 'Japaneseness' (Nihonjinron)
- language (kakugen and kotowaza)
- movies and television shows (often with a touch of absurdity)
- quality culture
- safety
- service (omotenashi)
- spirituality in daily life (Shinto)
- unity and tradition
nov 10 2025 ∞
apr 4 2026 +
- God is the land
- What binds humanity
- Source of all knowledge
- What was before the Big Bang (or the limit of our knowledge)
- If God existed, they wouldn't be God
- God doesn't play dice
- Effect without cause
- Quality, the continuing stimulus which causes us to create the world in which we live
- Absolute infinity
- Absolute zero (silence, purity, void)
- Order in chaos
- Summary of all the good that humanity strives for and desires (Richard Minne)
- "By God, I mean a being absolutely infinite—that is, a substance consisting in infinite attributes, of which each expresses eternal and infinite essentiality." (Benedictus de Spinoza, Ethics)
oct 15 2025 ∞
mar 21 2026 +
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- Focuses on structure, not on blame.
- Holds the tension of paradox and controversy without trying to resolve it quickly.
- Makes systems visible through causal maps and computer models
- Seeks out stocks or accumulations and the time delays and inertia they can create.
- Watches for "win/lose" mindsets, knowing they usually makes matters worse in situations of high interdependence.
- Sees oneself as part of, not outside of, the system.
apr 4 2026 ∞
apr 4 2026 +
- When our purpose is clear, it is a good day. Henrietta Lange
- A day filled with discoveries.
- A joyful day without drama, when we find balance and apply moderation.
- A memorial day
nov 11 2025 ∞
dec 15 2025 +
- things we observe for a fact, but we don't know why
- things that were once accepted. New insights have emerged, but still the 'old wisdom' prevails
- memes we wish were true, but have no rational basis (yet)
- obscure facts that nobody cares about, but maybe we should
- good conspiracy theories
- useless facts (until we find a use)
- extraordinary claims (they require extraordinary evidence)
- non-imtuitive observations (e.g. statistics)
- useful local findings, not yet known elsewhere
oct 18 2025 ∞
dec 23 2025 +
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