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Hive Learners
2025-04-25 20:02
Perfectionism is not my best friend
Note: This is my first post in this community (and my first time posting in a community at all), so if you think that my post violates any of the rules, that I posted this in the wrong community or that
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reflection
2025-04-20 20:08
A short story and the reality of fiction
Today I'm going to share another little cautionary tale I made that had been rattling around in my head for some time. I think I could have polished it more but in the end, I decided to leave it like that.
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philosophy
2025-04-16 20:33
Words and their meaning
If you look up the word “dervish” in the dictionary, you will find a definition similar to this: “a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises.” Now if you know what “a member of
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reflection
2025-04-11 20:03
Courage and overcoming fears
Lately, one thing I've been doing is anxiety challenges. That is, I intentionally do things that make me fearful and anxious to overcome them and get over myself. I have been doing things like singing
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philosophy
2025-04-05 20:05
On the illusory nature of death
Is death ceasing to exist or is this just an illusion?
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philosophy
2025-03-31 20:12
Dreams, intuition and the realm of the psyche
Human perception of the physical world basically depends on five senses that correspond in turn to five layers of physical reality. Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. I think there is one more organ
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reflection
2025-03-27 20:50
Who is the real fool?
I remember once, when I was in high school, we were in geography class and a girl stood up and asked the teacher a question. The question was, why is it colder in the mountains than on the common surface
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thoughts
2025-03-26 20:04
Some thoughts on humility
One thing I have learned during my life through my own experience is that being humble is not simply a virtue that one can set out to be, but rather it is a reality that one comes to accept. It is not
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writing
2025-03-18 20:11
Writing & healing
Today I want to write and share my experience about writing, and how it has helped me heal, or at least helped me in the process. So, first things first. Back in 2019, I had one of the biggest bouts in
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thoughts
2025-03-14 20:04
Failure 101: A thought experiment
A thought experiment on failure and creativity.
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reflection
2025-03-12 20:01
It's not rocket science
One thing I have come to learn over the past few years is that most things are often easier and less complicated than they appear at first glance. Steve Jobs once said: Everything around you that you call
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thoughts
2025-03-01 20:02
It's not what you have, it's what you want
On fleeting and lasting happiness.
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life
2025-02-24 20:02
Life, hardships and evolution
I know I haven't been very active here lately, but I want to try again. I don't know, it seems like every time I try to come back something comes up, a situation happens, and I get pulled away from writing.
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thoughts
2024-05-08 20:34
The universe is talking, are you listening?
I think that while sometimes the unbeliever sees the universe and asks for proof, the one who wants to believe must simply keep quiet and observe. Perhaps there is plenty of proof everywhere, we're just
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thoughts
2024-04-23 23:06
Being vs. doing
There is a legend - which, although of dubious reliability, nevertheless serves as a cautionary tale - that the Greek philosopher Speusippus, son of Potone (who was Plato's sister), was known in his youth
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thoughts
2024-03-01 21:32
On beauty
Is beauty objective or subjective? Is beauty only physical? What is beauty? I'll start by saying what I think. Some say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I find this statement to be not true.
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thoughts
2024-02-20 20:09
On skillful conversations and asking questions
What differentiates a lazy thinker from a deeper thinker? By no means would I call myself a deep thinker, however, I think I have learned a way, quite basic I would say, but no less effective, to go deeper
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philosophy
2024-01-30 00:35
Knowledge vs. wisdom
Today I want to talk about my thoughts on what wisdom is and how it differs from knowledge. Since I think the two are often confused, in particular, some people confuse deep or profound knowledge with
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thoughts
2024-01-17 20:03
On sincerity and self-acceptance
Today I want to talk about some thoughts I have about authenticity, sincerity, spontaneity and self-acceptance. I originally had the idea of doing several posts, but since everything I would say is related
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books
2024-01-10 20:52
The magical world of the Arabian Nights
Today I want to make a somewhat different, fun and interesting post, and talk about a book. A book I like very much, called The Thousand and One Nights, although popularly known as The Arabian Nights.
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