top of page
leader & follower
If upon leader's absence, an subordinate can't make small decisions, is that a reflection of the subordinate's indecisiveness, or/and the...
Feb 101 min read
Free will & nature vs nurture
Free will is neither nature (gene) or nurture (environment). So if the combination of nature and nurture is our standard understanding of...
Feb 51 min read
Cult
cult is really an interesting place to explore realism (whose reality, whose truth) as well as worthy goals (if happiness is the goal,...
Jan 271 min read
Gurus & attachment
so if Buddanism triumph non-attachment, why this doesn't apply to people's relationship with its Gurus?
Jan 271 min read
Perfectionism & rationality
could an 'obsession' for perfectionism arise from the 'ideal' and emphasis for rationality?
Jan 271 min read
Managers and leaders
are managers more like administrators or leaders? Given their focus, I'd probably vote for the former.
Jan 271 min read
Left and right brain
if left-brain is about language, logic and me, while the right-brain intuitive, holistic and we, then is the dominance of right-handers...
Jan 271 min read
Early retirement
is etirement age something path dependent or strategic approach to (un)employment?
Jan 271 min read
vulnerability and specialisation
from plants (who needs pruning) to simple animals (cut in half to grow in full, grow one limb...) to human, the higher one goes, the less...
Jan 271 min read
Radical rest
If Sabbath means rest to discourage one's own and others' work, is one expected to fast on the day (so that no one cooks)?
Jan 271 min read
Women in menstruation
if men shouldn't touch women in menstruation according to biblical living, what are women expected to do? (eg don't touch anything to...
Jan 271 min read
Phantom truth
what do phantom pain and untouchable itch tell us about truth? And what does novels (fiction) tell us about truth?
Jan 271 min read
Good addiction
is there ever good addictions? (say addicted to learning...)
Jan 271 min read
Buddhism & grief
What would Buddhism (who is against attachment and accept none permanence as essential character in life) say about grief and loss?
Jan 271 min read
Agriculture revolution & certainty
Could the agriculture revolution a result of human's preference to certainty (always have food) over diversity (food sources)?
Jan 271 min read
Decline of sperm count
Could the decline of sperm count over the years a result of suppressed masculinity, through eg emphasis on discipline, order (via...
Jan 271 min read
Growth
Is the growth metaphor really to blame for our obsession for growth (grow or decay, life or death)? Growth in nature always have recess...
Jan 271 min read
What is ... in the age of ChatGPT?
originality authorship creativity could the GPT evolution be an important leap towards AGI?
Jan 271 min read
Returning looted art
If looted art artifacts are now being returned, what about all the burnt or destroyed arts? No consequence?
Jan 271 min read
Cognitive decline
laziness has always propelled human creativity; but now AI can do so much more & we are getting increasingly more lazy (outsourcing)....
Jan 271 min read
bottom of page