The Philosopher’s Stone – Fully Booked Club

Dance in the Elevator, Dare to be Happy

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna January 29, 2020

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Let’s talk happiness with some happy vibes from shows & media – from Billions to Sex Education to Devil Wears Prada. Happy vibes for a happy 2020!

Live Deliberately, Not Conditionally: On Carpe Diem

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna December 29, 2019

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Carpe Diem – seize the day while it lasts. Motivation for the new year of 2020 ahead.

“I am a crazy idiot, and I am cool with that.” Kudos to (healthy doses of) self-deprecating humor

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna November 23, 2019

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Admit and embrace two things about ourselves: 1/ We are idiots, 2/ We are crazy => and life suddenly becomes infinitely easier. Humor guaranteed, along with a (healthy dose of) self-deprecation.

Choose or risk forever surrendering your peace – Why Having Your Own Philosophy Matters

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna November 2, 2019

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A counter-argument against “philosophy is dead”: why it matters to choose a philosophy of life for ourselves

The World ALWAYS Makes Sense

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna November 1, 2019

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When was the last time you heard someone say “xxxx doesn’t make sense”? Good news: the world *always* makes sense. Not-so-good news: does not mean we always make perfect sense of the world.

Come Out to Play for Fun – On “Finite and Infinite Games”

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna October 30, 2019November 4, 2019

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As this is a piece on playing games, of course I promise you a decent (over)dose of playfulness + humor + perhaps a winning strategy.

Secret to Longevity: Make Frequent “Quantum Jumps” to New Reality-Matrices

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna October 21, 2019

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Reality is messed up. And this post is intended to mess with reality.

Stop Renting. Start Living: Rejecting the Second-Hander

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna October 18, 2019

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What is the most expensive rent you could pay? It is the rent on your Self. Rejecting the second-hander is the prerequisite to be truly living.

Defending Selfishness and Questioning Altruism (on Ayn Rand’s philosophy)

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna October 10, 2019

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Let us put aside “conventional wisdom” and look at an “unpopular opinion”: why selfishness has its virtues, and altruism has its flaws. On Ayn Rand’s philosophy.

Does meritocracy lack merit? A critique from “The Meritocracy Trap”

For Yale Law School professor Daniel Markovitz, the word “meritocracy” is ironically named – he argues the meritocratic ideal both lacks “merit” and creates a new form of aristocracy that hurts social mobility. This article looks at takeaways from his book, “The Meritocracy Trap”.