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Live well.:
Flourishing for all starts with you.
Story mode.
Five key ideas and takeaways.
1. We start with a story.
From History: The Nature of Being..
Subject: Ontology.
We are more than self-aware..
Ontology asks what exists at the deepest level, including whether the self, consciousness, or anything beyond the body is real. For living well, its value is humility: what you believe shapes how you treat this life.
Whether you believe this life is all we have or part of something larger, ontology can make life feel more precious. It reminds us that existence is not casual. You are here now, aware, temporary, and responsible. Live as if this moment matters—because under every worldview, it does.
That Live well. Story,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
2.
Subject: Cognitive Reframing.
- Marcus Aurelius.
- circa 160 CE.
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Stoicism < Philosophy
This quote encapsulates the Stoic belief that our inner life is molded by our mindset. When we choose to perceive experiences positively or negatively, those thoughts eventually define and manifest in our character, profoundly influencing how we react and live.
That Live well. Quote,
was first published on TST 1 year ago.
3.
Subject: Philosophy of Journalism.
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The age of AI is already impacting how we write. Prose is shifting back toward something more human: your lived experience. Let AI handle grammar. Your focus is on telling stories.
Let AI tidy up your wording. Your job is to bring the memory, the lesson, the feeling, the point. AI is a tool. The heartbeat of your writing is you. Readers have never cared that much about the grammaer. They have always cared more about the fact that a real person was there, saw something, and had something worth saying.
That Live well. FAQ,
was first published on TST 1 month ago.
4.
Subject: Bible.
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Religions and belief systems are part of humanity’s attempt to explain life, meaning, morality, suffering, and the unknown. Always respect the believer, test the belief for yourself, and separate shared reality from personal worldview.
Studying world religions should not make you arrogant or dismissive. It should make all of us more careful. Every person inherits a worldview, and every worldview carries a mix of insight, tradition, identity, speculation, and error. The open mind does not believe everything. It learns to sort claims with humility, evidence, and respect.
That Live well. Article,
was first published on TST 6 years ago.
5.
Subject: Metaphysics.
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Our ideas about the material world are not the material world. There is a split between reality and our descriptions of it.
Our ideas about the material world are only a reflection of reality. They cannot fully describe all angles. This split between the material world and our empirical ideas about it are key to understanding our valid rational ideas and what are invalid irrational ideas.
That Live well. Essay,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
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