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Marti Purull
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Mar 19

Polarisation Is One Of The Biggest Threats We Face

Will we be clever enough to resist the temptation of joining such spiralling madness? — It has taken me a long time to realise it and even more to accept it: polarization is at the heart of our society’s impasse. I was a teenager when I first heard the term; back then, it sounded more like a consequence of the fight against evil than a…

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Polarisation Is One Of The Biggest Threats We Face
Polarisation Is One Of The Biggest Threats We Face
Life

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Mar 18

Seeking That Animal Purity

Of cats and humans. — I remember this rare occurrence in an otherwise rather placid childhood: I was feeling dejected and misunderstood, brooding in my room who knows about what (which indicates the transcendence of the matter), when the cat walked in to check on me. As adults, we risk doubting that an animal could…

Life

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Seeking That Animal Purity
Seeking That Animal Purity
Life

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Mar 17

Freedom Is Not More Essential Than Safety

It isn’t any less so either. — It is easy to embrace freedom when everybody else behaves as you would like. The challenge comes when others use it to contradict some of our convictions. Then we begin to question whether we should set limits on other people’s liberties. We will tell ourselves that the decision isn’t about…

Life

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Freedom Is Not More Essential Than Safety
Freedom Is Not More Essential Than Safety
Life

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Mar 16

In The Age Of Tangents, Intention Is Gold

How can we know when a project is ready? How can we allow distractions in and still get stuff done? — A song is only finished when it is released. Once out there, it is the final product. Being public makes it definitive. Otherwise, the artist could tweak it endlessly, and so could the producer, and the mixing and mastering engineers. Often, the hardest part is to say something is ready…

Life

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In The Age Of Tangents, Intention Is Gold
In The Age Of Tangents, Intention Is Gold
Life

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Mar 15

Being Accused Of Fraud Is Worse Than The Actual Infringement

When deception becomes the rule, honesty suddenly looks very stupid. — Recently, I have been reading about election fraud. The practice, as nefarious as it is, carries a passenger that often remains hidden until it is too late. This stealthy, almost undetectable presence is the virus that will remain, the bacteria responsible for the rotten system we will be left with…

Life

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Being Accused Of Fraud Is Worse Than The Actual Infringement
Being Accused Of Fraud Is Worse Than The Actual Infringement
Life

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Mar 14

We Are Awful At Discarding Bad Ideas

Doing so is the first step toward having any decent ones. — Why is it so hard to let go of bad ideas? Firstly, the problem with ideas is that they can only be proven as right or wrong in retrospect. At the time of ideation, dreaming is free. …

Life

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We Are Awful At Discarding Bad Ideas
We Are Awful At Discarding Bad Ideas
Life

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Mar 13

Plans Cannot Depend On The Weather

But they must account for potential storms. — The weather cannot be our plan, but it must be part of it. While this assertion is stupidly evident, many people and organisations seemingly base their actions on such out-of-reach variables. From the business that expects its prospects to make tremendous efforts to become customers to the political movements that…

Life

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Plans Cannot Depend On The Weather
Plans Cannot Depend On The Weather
Life

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Mar 12

The Best Groups Of People Don’t Let Guilt In

They own their mistakes and support each instead. — When we feel low and insecure, a natural response is to blame those around us for our shortcomings. The last thing an insecure person needs is more self-loathing, so seeking the blame in our immediate vicinity is a reflexive act of self-preservation. We might be failing in a particularly difficult…

Life

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The Best Groups Of People Don’t Let Guilt In
The Best Groups Of People Don’t Let Guilt In
Life

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Mar 11

Wisdom Is More About Perception Than Accumulation

And almost impossible without humility. — Learning to see where every mote of knowledge lives is an onerous quest. We can never have all the knowledge, but it would be a mistake to focus only on what we specialise in. Making sense of the world is more about discovering where the pieces meet and click together…

Life

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Wisdom Is More About Perception Than Accumulation
Wisdom Is More About Perception Than Accumulation
Life

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Mar 10

Most Of Us Are Overwhelmed By Decision-Making

We cannot rationalise everything we do, but we can be intentional about the person we are when we make our choices. — In the popular video game Life Is Strange, the protagonist discovers she can rewind time. The power isn’t limitless but confined to the latest event. For instance, she may say something stupid she immediately regrets; luckily, with some mental effort, the entire scene reverses a couple of seconds so she…

Life

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Most Of Us Are Overwhelmed By Decision-Making
Most Of Us Are Overwhelmed By Decision-Making
Life

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Marti Purull

Marti Purull

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I’m a musician, but I think every day. So I write every day. Thoughts. Reflections. Life.

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