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Is Travel Worth It? Key Reasons Not to Go
In my previous post, I talked about why we should travel and what travel brings to our lives.This time, let’s look at the opposite: why not travel? Although we often call the 21st century the age of technology, at least in its first half I think it is more accurate to call it the age…
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Understanding the Impact of Travel on Perspective
There’s a classic question:Does reading a lot teach you more, or does traveling a lot? And my classic answer is: both. Because theory and reality are different. When you meet someone new, the most important thing is the first impression. That first impression shapes the person in your mind, and it becomes difficult to shake…
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Future of Transportation: The Shift to Electric Vehicles
Within 20 years, it is projected that 40% of all vehicles will be electric. But what would happen if all vehicles were electric? Thanks to electric vehicles, urban noise (in areas where traffic moves below 50 km/h) would decrease somewhat, since at lower speeds, engine noise plays a more dominant role. In fact, there is…
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Understanding Our Inner Devils: The Core of Human Problems
The greatest mistake of humankind is inventing devils—and then forgetting why they invented them in the first place. They believe so deeply in these devils that they no longer try to understand them. Instead, they force them into predefined molds and push them away. Humans are weak. They fear confronting themselves. They fear rationality, reality,…
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Letters from Einstein: A Guide to Inner Peace
In 1933, a musician living in Munich—worried about the events unfolding around him and sinking deeper into despair under the growing oppression—wrote a letter to the famous scientist Albert Einstein, sharing his thoughts.(Einstein, as much as possible, tried to personally reply to every letter he received, regardless of who sent it.) In response, Einstein sent…
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The Illusion of Freedom on Twitter
Since my cousin went off to military service, he’s been repeating a phrase that struck me deeply:“Has your freedom ever been taken from you?” For some reason, I really loved this question.Actually, I had been thinking about it for a long time—since reading The Captivity of Will, maybe for 6 or 7 years now. Are…
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