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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.

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.

How Strangers Confused Spies and Diplomats (Reading “Talking to Strangers” by Malcolm Gladwell)

How come the best-trained spies & diplomats were unable to judge strangers correctly? Why do our interactions with strangers go wrong so often? Malcolm Gladwell shares insightful tips from real stories & research in his page-turner: “Talking to Strangers”.

What does it mean to be “Educated”?

By: Fully Booked Club | Rayna September 19, 2019

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“Educated” is a memoir that brought me to tears so many times. What does it mean to be educated? Let’s set diplomas aside and ask ourselves what it means to have an education.