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Brain Food #866: Failing is an act of seeing
When we fail to see what our failures are trying to reveal
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Brain Food #865: When modesty gets in our way
Between showing and being seen
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Brain Food #864: "The greater the light, the longer the shadow"
Easter reflections on seeing in the dark
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Brain Food #863: Studio Ghibli, AI, and the cost of efficiency
The hidden value of difficulty in the age of demystification
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Brain Food #862: This is the road
When the only direction is forward
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Brain Food #861: The freedom to change
"It takes a long time to realise who you are"
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Brain Food #860: On being left out
To become who we are
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Brain Food #859: Saying yes to yes
"All the world began with a yes."
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Brain Food #858: Alchemy, resonance, and the difference between positive and magical thinking
Between the longing and the arrival, our thinking shapes our experience
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Brain Food
Brain Food
A short exploration of a handpicked concept or idea, for people with little time who want to live and think better.
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