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Published in Thoughts And Ideas

·Aug 30, 2022

Using Reason as a Proxy for Knowledge

In a world where everything is unknown, we can use reason to better understand it — Little is thought of in terms of how we live our lives. Most people tend to live off of impulse. They are being pulled like puppets by random events and circumstances. A commonality to most religions and philosophies is the idea of responsibility for oneself. In Buddhism, this is best…

Philosophy

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Using Reason as a Proxy for Knowledge
Using Reason as a Proxy for Knowledge
Philosophy

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Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Apr 9, 2022

Workplace Wellness in the Modern Economy

Analyzing a Business Insider piece on the leaders of the series’ Advisory Council — There is no doubt business is changing since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020. Many companies were forced to be more flexible and allow policies such as work from home. Companies have increasingly faced a struggle to retain top talent since before the pandemic and Covid-19 only worsened…

Work

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Workplace Wellness in the Modern Economy
Workplace Wellness in the Modern Economy
Work

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Published in Thoughts And Ideas

·Mar 25, 2022

How Independent Thought can save you from a Life of bad Decisions

People are dragged along by decisions others make for them — Convention would have us think that the beliefs of the crowd are a safe bet for us to follow. They are a shortcut that allows us to easily come up with an easy answer to common problems. If other people have thought about it in the past and have already…

Philosophy

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How Independent Thought can save you from a Life of bad Decisions
How Independent Thought can save you from a Life of bad Decisions
Philosophy

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Published in Life of a Stoic

·Sep 21, 2021

Take Life by the Smooth Handle

Everything in life is about perspective. Choose to be harmed and you will be. — I am not very old nor do I think I am very wise. Something that has results and helps me stay sane among jobs, grad school, and relationships is the concept of taking life by the handle I can carry. Imagine a jug with two handles. One is covered in…

Philosophy

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Take Life by the Smooth Handle
Take Life by the Smooth Handle
Philosophy

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Published in Age of Awareness

·Sep 15, 2021

Reasoning when Reading Literary Works

With so many books, information, and facts at our disposal, what do we choose to read with our limited time? — Everything now written is a footnote of a former literary work. With so many topics already explored in human history, original thought is difficult. To make matters worse, good, original thoughts are harder to find because of all the books being published. In 1907 there were 9,260 books published in…

Philosophy

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Reasoning when Reading Literary Works
Reasoning when Reading Literary Works
Philosophy

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Published in Life of a Stoic

·Sep 1, 2021

Keeping Perspective While Achieving our Goals

We shouldn't forget the initial reasons we started trying to achieve our goals — During the process of achieving your goals, you can often lose sight of what initially motivated you. When you’ve used reason to decide on a course of action that is right for you, it is difficult to keep anxieties and fears away. Worries about money, social status, and opinions of…

Philosophy

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Keeping Perspective While Achieving our Goals
Keeping Perspective While Achieving our Goals
Philosophy

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Published in Life of a Stoic

·Aug 31, 2021

On Refusing to be Embarrassed

Life assaults us at every front with uncomfortable circumstances. We can refuse to let it get to us. — Today I was reflecting on how whenever you go somewhere with a deficit of information, you are often ridiculed by people who have it. For example, everyone has had that professor who when you ask a simple question, acts as if you were stupid. This exists in every area where…

Stoicism

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On Refusing to be Embarrassed
On Refusing to be Embarrassed
Stoicism

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Published in Life of a Stoic

·Aug 30, 2021

Stoic Journaling and its Advantages

How thinking about a few ideas within a framework can help you and others — Life is a challenging wrestling match against circumstances and ourselves. No one can know the secrets to life or the formula for living it. We can only approximate our best course of action using reason. In an effort to maintain my sanity, I often journal. The “Life of a Stoic”…

Stoicism

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Stoic Journaling and its Advantages
Stoic Journaling and its Advantages
Stoicism

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Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Jun 17, 2021

How Student Debt is Hurting Americans

Surprising ways that student loans are handicapping Americans — More than half of American college grads graduate with some form of student debt. US student loan debt totals 1.7 Trillion dollars and the average debt of someone from the 2019 graduating class is $28,950. Things get worse when a student decides to go past a Bachelor’s degree — which…

Money

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How Student Debt is Hurting Americans
How Student Debt is Hurting Americans
Money

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Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Apr 6, 2021

Amazon: The Robber Baron of the 21st Century

How Amazon is gaslighting human rights advocates — The richest man in the world and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has just been involved in a shameless scandal. His company has recently apologized for disputing the obvious fact that their employees pee in bottles to meet company goals and short bathroom breaks. They have been active on their…

Money

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Amazon: The Robber Baron of the 21st Century
Amazon: The Robber Baron of the 21st Century
Money

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Alex Lago

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My goal in writing is to spread good and useful information. I like Economics, Philosophy, and Travel. For more: https://alexanderlago11.wixsite.com/website

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