Purpose 2
Imagine doing anything without a purpose. Imagine starting a new business without having any idea about what to sell. Or one step further, imagine running a business without even having the goal of producing and selling products in the first place. What would the economy look like if all companies behaved purposelessly? Probably similar to […]
What would we do if we had more time?
I just listened to a clip of Joe Rogan being excited by the hypothetical prospect of not needing to sleep and having an additional eight hours available each day. What would people actually do if they had more time? Like Rogan and his guest, many people would probably imagine eight incredible hours doing all kinds […]
Purpose
One time I was at a party pouring a lot of liquids into a large pot. A person walking by introduces himself to me and asks what kind of drink I am making. The person is friendly and asks if he can help me prepare the drink. I respond that I’m alright. He says that […]
My favorite dolphin jump
The most important insight I have discovered is that we do not see the world, we interpret it. If I see a video captured with a phone from someone in the crowd of a concert, I know I do not get the full and true experience of the concert. The audio is richer, the scales […]
Expectations
When William Shakespeare wrote Juliet saying “rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, he implied that people, roses, and other things have absolute values that provide us with pleasure independently of how we frame them with names. I am skeptical. I am currently studying how expectations affect the utility people receive from certain […]
Time
Time is such an exciting concept, amazingly challenging to understand even for the greatest philosophers and physicians. I think Socrates said 2500 years ago that time is the most difficult concept for us to understand. “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours you think it’s only a minute, but when you sit […]
Where is the manual?
Listening to the popular Swedish song from a few years ago called ‘Instruktionsboken‘, or ‘The Manual‘ in English, made me think about how to perceive morality. The song is about searching for the manual of life, without ever finding it despite desperate attempts. Does such a manual exist? Many people suggest that the manual is […]
When are people happiest
In health economics, some measurements and evaluations of healthcare policies implicitly assume people are happiest around the age of 25. This means that a policy that saves the life of someone who has already experienced their 20s is worth less than a policy that saves the life of a child. I wonder when people actually […]
It was a good day
My thoughts today mostly circle around the fact that my application for a new apartment got accepted and I am moving in next week! Furthermore, I just recorded and uploaded my first skating video on Youtube. In summary, it was a good day.
Are we Traveling or listening to Music?
I think of the purpose of life as something underivable and subjective in nature. Whether it is enlightenment, reaching nirvana, or anything else, I think it is important how one could perceive the personal subjective goal of life. Maybe the purpose of life is not like traveling, where the sole purpose of the journey is […]