067 How the Internet changed my life for good
Writing and putting myself out there online changed my life. I was caged in a small circle before. A virtual world consisting mostly of the faces I’d seen in real life but which came filtered on my screen. I would want to fruitlessly post Instagram pictures to please that group of “friends”. But then I started a blog and a Twitter handle. I started engaging with other open-minded and sort of unconventional people in the virtual world. These were people I’ve never met physically and perhaps will only really meet some of them with a bit of intention (or luck). We became friends real quick. It’s so cool that we’re no longer limited to the people in our immediate geographical location and can have deep meaningful conversations with incredible people from literally across the world. The kind of people I’m friends with online are very different from the people at my school or the neighborhood where I live. Groups tend to think alike. Occasionally, there’s a bug, a different kind of individual in the group. What does that person do? Where does that person find another of his kind? The Internet used right is a place to:
Yeah, same. Shout out to The Unconventional Kind: Jack, Mia, Adrián, Elijah, Sahil, Naisukhy Manveer, Eszter, John The critical rationalist community: Brett, David, Sarah, Charlie, Logan, Michael, Sam Others: Jay, Andrew, Jha, Owen, Nikhil, William, Surbhi, Tadas, Kate, Aastha, Chris (If I missed you, tell me!) The Amazing Things & Ideas ListAn intriguing read. “Artists… experiment with styles and topics early in their careers but, when success arrives, they begin repeating whatever brought them success”, the author says. They explore, then they exploit. Thinking in terms of this changes not only how we understand the writers of the past, but also the work of contemporary filmmakers, dancers, musicians, performance artists or YouTubers.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Franklin’s curiosity made him an accomplished polymath. This book is a little hard to read because its written in old English and not structured very well. But it still gives a fascinating insight into the brilliant mind of one of American history’s most important people.
I published two posts on my blog this week…Check them out! Hint: never. With the search and understanding of good explanations we don’t have to take someone’s word for it, ever. I’ve been using some journaling / reflection frameworks recently. I want to share the same frameworks I use so you can get amazing value from them too. Thank you for reading.Just know that by subscribing to this newsletter and telling more people about it, you help me out. And if you want to be friends, you can reply to this email or DM me on Twitter. Onward, P.S. Here’s a cool picture of people celebrating the festival of lights from my side of the world. If you liked this post from The Amazing Things & Ideas Newsletter, why not share it? |
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066 Fear isn't the problem, culture is
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
On how to be more curious
065 Against always being on time
Sunday, October 9, 2022
If you have a “thing” for always being on time, you should reconsider it.
064 On the value of health and obsession
Sunday, October 2, 2022
Every time I'm sick I get reminded of what the historian Thomas Fuller once wrote: “Health is not valued until sickness comes.”
063 Being mad: a sign of genius?
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Isn't it ironic that the last name of the “Mad Scientist” is literally synonymous to the word Genius?
062 Being certain of uncertainty
Sunday, September 18, 2022
"Maybe."
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