Why Collecting Information Isn’t Learning: Schopenhauer’s Timeless Warning About Knowledge vs. Wisdom

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How a 19th-century philosopher predicted our modern struggle with information overload and revealed the secret to true learning The difference between collecting books and gaining wisdom In our age of endless scrolling, bookmarked articles, and information overwhelm, a 19th-century German philosopher offers a warning that feels startlingly modern. Arthur Schopenhauer, writing long before the internet existed, identified a fundamental problem with how we approach learning: the dangerous illusion that accumulating information equals gaining knowledge. "You...

A Brief Encounter: My Memory of Anthony Bourdain

Always moving forward, yet seeking solitude in a crowded world. Unfiltered Honesty with Unwavering Compassion I respected Bourdain because very few people in life have the ability to courageously speak their mind while remaining open-minded. Society is enamored with the unfiltered "what will they say next" personality until they say something over the line. Bourdain seemed to always understand that line and gave us just the right dose of reality when unpacking lessons learned during...

TOMS: Blake Mycoskie

How a Trip to Argentina Sparked a Business Revolution The story of Blake Mycoskie and the "One for One" model that changed social entrepreneurship Blake Mycoskie had already founded and sold four successful businesses before his 30th birthday—a remarkable achievement by any standard. But it was a chance trip to Argentina in 2006 that would transform his approach to business forever. While traveling through rural communities, Mycoskie witnessed children without shoes facing not just discomfort,...

The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski

"your life is your life don't let it be clubbed into dank submission. be on the watch. there are ways out. there is light somewhere. it may not be much light but it beats the darkness. be on the watch. the gods will offer you chances. know them. take them. you can't beat death but you can beat death in life, sometimes. and the more often you learn to do it, the more light there...

The Magic of Limitations

How limitations can become the unexpected springboard for creativity and innovation " If you go back a few hundred years, what we take for granted today would seem like magic - being able to talk to people over long distances, to transmit images, flying, accessing vast amounts of data like an oracle. These are all things that would have been considered magic a few hundred years ago. - Elon Musk I learned an important lesson...

2014 Resolutions

2014 Resolutions

"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times." — Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Looking Back, Moving Forward My 2013 Year in Review & 2014 Resolutions Something I haven't done in past resolutions is reflect on the past year. 2013 was one of my more difficult years, I have to admit. I even checked with Christina tonight to verify I wasn't missing anything. In 2014, I'm ready to...

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