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Vegan at a Bullfight

The third bull had just been dragged out of the arena. Three more would be tortured and killed before the night was out. But first it was time for a sandwich. By now my friend Elena must have been fully regretting ever inviting me along. She’d noticed early on that I wasn’t clapping or cheering [...]

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Lying to yourself for fun and profit

Can’t see the video? Click here. So I came across an ebook recently by Vlad Dolezal, called Unleash Your Confidence (affiliate link). There was one part in particular that really resonated with me. While discussing beliefs, Vlad writes, There is no “true” or “false” with beliefs, only useful and detrimental. To illustrate this, Vlad goes [...]

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The argument fallacy (or why logic is secondary)

Can’t see the video? Click here. Arguments. They can go one of two ways methinks: One way good, other way bad. The good way happens when both sides respect each other and seek win-win. That leads to sunshine and rainbows and falafel and hummus. The bad way happens when one or both sides care more [...]

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Embracing a fluid self-concept

The article below is from the Course In Courage email series, one of a dozen sent to your inbox when you sign up for the course. … Your fear loves it when you say things like this: I could never do something like that I just don’t have it in me I’m not that kind [...]

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Embrace your weirdness

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. – Mark Twain Sing it, Mark. It used to bug me when people called me weird. They called me that when I went to live 4,000 miles away from home, just to be closer to my favorite basketball [...]

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