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Why School Make Us Dumb, Productivity Visuals, Perfectionism as a Hidden Fear
Mario Peshev
March 19, 2022
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3 Ideas For Better Habits
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Schools Make Us Dumb
Education expert John Taylor Gatto on the danger of schools:
“I've noticed a fascinating phenomenon in my thirty years of teaching: schools and schooling are increasingly irrelevant to the great enterprises of the planet. No one believes anymore that scientists are trained in science classes or politicians in civics classes or poets in English classes. The truth is that schools don't really teach anything except how to obey orders...the abstract logic of the institution overwhelms their individual contributions. Although teachers to care and do work very, very hard, the institution is psychopathic -- it has no conscience." Source: Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
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Perfectionism Is the Hidden Fear of Inadequacy
Journalist Elizabeth Gilbert on the truth behind perfectionism:
“I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when actually it's just terrified. Because underneath that shiny veneer, perfectionism is nothing more that a deep existential angst the says, again and again, 'I am not good enough and I will never be good enough.” Source: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
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Avoid Arguing With Ignorant People
Economist Thomas Sowell on arguing facts:
"It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance."
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10 Visuals that Will Change How You View Productivity
A thread of illustrations to visualize ideas to help you be more productive and achieve your goals.
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Today I Learned: World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history. An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the 1940 world population (est. 2.3 billion).
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The Smarter Brain Team
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