Squibs

Nature = The world seen as a spectacle separate from ourselves.

Much can be learned by looking at what annoys someone the most. Or by whom they envy the most.

There are no language centers of the brain -- language is handled by many different regions working in parallel. A single word causes a unique pattern of activity to ripple through the cortex.

To some extent, you can measure the intelligence of an animal as the ratio of neurons to body size. But if intelligence is defined as the capacity to gauge the world and make correct decisions, then the ratio makes no difference at all.

Plants have intentions, make decisions, and compute complex aspects of the environment. They have senses that can detect and respond to light, water, temperatures, chemicals, vibrations, gravity, and sounds.

One effective way to get something unpleasant done is to line up something even more unpleasant as an alternative.

A simple 3-step process to dramatically improve the quality and efficiency of your writing: (1) Write stream of consciousness-style, (2) let sit (ideally at least a week), and (3) then come back and ruthlessly cull the mess you put together.

Greed is merely a species of nearsightedness.

It's easy to reach a lot of people who don't care what you have to say. That's called advertising. It's special to have people voluntarily go out of their way to listen to what you have to say (as you do to read this blog -- Thank You).