Wisdom Builder
Quick Hits
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TO LIVE WELL.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
Embrace play in your life. It’s not just human, it’s life. Play evolve many times on Earth in various animals. If life elsewhere follows patterns like those on Earth, play may even emerge wherever intelligence and social complexity arise.
2.
Quote:
- Michael Alan Prestwood.
- 2024.
Meaning:
Identity is how you see yourself in this world and it shifts as you grow. Understanding yourself means accepting that “me” is a story in motion.
3.
From History: Born 1844.
In Nietzsche’s complex philosophy, he has several messages for you. One is the idea that as humanity starts to shed supernatural believes, we have an opening for authenticity.
4.
Steiner gave Waldorf education its whole-child approach, but also its mystical roots. Accept the useful parts; hold humbly the unsupported spiritual claims.
5.
Quote:
- Thomas Aquinas.
- circa 1265.
Meaning:
Situational ethics, like Just War Theory, can be brought down to your life. When you cannot turn the other cheek, strive for a response that is proportionate and never exceeds the harm done.
6.
From History: 1645
Let go of labels that shrink people. Roger Williams saw that calling Native Americans “heathens” was not just a word; it was a habit of mind that made harm easier.
7.
Article summary:
Cultural transmission is the passing of learned behavior, knowledge, and traditions from one generation to the next in all animals.
8.
Quote:
- Michael Alan Prestwood.
- 2018.
Meaning:
Ethical life is a disciplined journey of seeking truth, cultivating honor, and reducing unnecessary harm while striving toward layered flourishing.
9.
From History: b. 341 BCE
Live better by building a life of care, friendship, and shared dignity. Epicureanism reminds us that flourishing is not a solo project. The people around you shape your peace, your joy, and your moral life.
10.
Article summary:
AI started as simple programming logic and is now approaching the abilities of the human mind.
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