Jekyll2024-02-17T06:10:42+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/SpeakA Volcano of Vocabularising.
俳句 Haiku short poetry.
Graphic, Efficient, Rapid Communication Bricks.
Use me to get a clue and to get the message through!
And pass me on... sit and bleed2024-02-07T00:00:00+00:002024-02-07T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/sit-and-bleed<p>There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.</p>Ernest HemingwayThere is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.prison walls2024-02-02T00:00:00+00:002024-02-02T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/prison-walls<p>Most people end up being conformists. They adapt to prison life. A few become reformers. They fight for better lighting, better ventilation. Hardly anyone becomes a rebel, a revolutionary who breaks down the prison walls. You can only be a revolutionary when you see the prison walls in the first place.</p>Anthony de MelloMost people end up being conformists. They adapt to prison life. A few become reformers. They fight for better lighting, better ventilation. Hardly anyone becomes a rebel, a revolutionary who breaks down the prison walls. You can only be a revolutionary when you see the prison walls in the first place.Control the uncontrollable2024-02-01T00:00:00+00:002024-02-01T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/control-the-uncontrollable<p>Suffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.</p>EpictetusSuffering arises from trying to control what is uncontrollable, or from neglecting what is within our power.opinions of others2024-01-30T00:00:00+00:002024-01-30T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/opinion-of-others<p>I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.</p>Marcus AureliusI have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinion of himself than on the opinion of others.mono language2024-01-26T00:00:00+00:002024-01-26T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/mono-language<p>You speak english because it’s the only language you know, i speak english because it’s the only language you know.</p>RokmaYou speak english because it’s the only language you know, i speak english because it’s the only language you know.cooperation2024-01-22T00:00:00+00:002024-01-22T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/cooperation<p>When there are fewer resources, and the environment is changing, then cooperation is vastly more efficient than competition.</p>Peter KropotkinWhen there are fewer resources, and the environment is changing, then cooperation is vastly more efficient than competition.Cravings2024-01-19T00:00:00+00:002024-01-19T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/cravings<p>It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.</p>Lucius SenecaIt is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.Putting things off2024-01-18T00:00:00+00:002024-01-18T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/putting-things-off<p>Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow, and loses today. You are arranging what lies in fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.</p>Lucius SenecaPutting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow, and loses today. You are arranging what lies in fortune’s control, and abandoning what lies in yours. What are you looking at? To what goal are you straining? The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.Time discloses truth2024-01-15T00:00:00+00:002024-01-15T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/time-discloses-truth<p>We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.</p>Lucius SenecaWe should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.many roads2024-01-15T00:00:00+00:002024-01-15T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/many-roads<p>I am blind and I know nothing, but I foresee that there are more roads.</p>Jorge Luis BorgesI am blind and I know nothing, but I foresee that there are more roads.Misfortune2024-01-11T00:00:00+00:002024-01-11T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/misfortune<p>I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent, no one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.</p>Lucius SenecaI judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent, no one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you.excellence is a habit2024-01-11T00:00:00+00:002024-01-11T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/excellence-is-a-habit<p>We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.</p>AristotleWe are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.jack of all trades2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:002024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/jack-of-all-trades<p>Jack of all trades, master of none, better than one.</p>RokmaJack of all trades, master of none, better than one.Not to trust prosperity2023-12-26T00:00:00+00:002023-12-26T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/not-to-trust-prosperity<p>Cling tooth and nail to the following rule: Not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.</p>Lucius SenecaCling tooth and nail to the following rule: Not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune’s habit of behaving just as she pleases.Scared of dying2023-12-25T00:00:00+00:002023-12-25T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/scared-of-dying<p>You are scared of dying and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different than being dead?</p>Lucius SenecaYou are scared of dying and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different than being dead?Purpose of art2023-12-03T00:00:00+00:002023-12-03T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/purpose-of-art<p>The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.</p>Glenn GouldThe purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.Value of time2023-12-01T00:00:00+00:002023-12-01T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/value-of-time<p>Nobody works out the value of time: men use it lavishly as if it cost nothing… We have to be more careful in preserving what will cease at an unknown point.</p>Lucius SenecaNobody works out the value of time: men use it lavishly as if it cost nothing… We have to be more careful in preserving what will cease at an unknown point.lack of friendship2023-11-12T00:00:00+00:002023-11-12T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/lack-of-friendship<p>It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship, that makes unhappy marriages.</p>Friedrich NietzscheIt is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship, that makes unhappy marriages.read and write2023-11-11T00:00:00+00:002023-11-11T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/read-and-write<p>If you can’t read and write, you can’t think. Your thoughts are dispersed if you don’t know how to read and write. You’ve got to be able to look at your thoughts on paper and discover what a fool you were.</p>Ray BradburyIf you can’t read and write, you can’t think. Your thoughts are dispersed if you don’t know how to read and write. You’ve got to be able to look at your thoughts on paper and discover what a fool you were.worth saying2023-02-23T00:00:00+00:002023-02-23T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/worth-saying<p>The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say. What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing …the thing that might be worth saying.</p>Gilles DeleuzeThe problem is no longer getting people to express themselves but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say. What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing …the thing that might be worth saying.apology never received2022-04-08T00:00:00+01:002022-04-08T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/apology never received<p>Ok, i am accepting the apology i will never receive!</p>Tzvetan TodorovOk, i am accepting the apology i will never receive!Fanaticism2022-02-23T00:00:00+00:002022-02-23T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/fanaticism<p>Fanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.</p>George SantayanaFanaticism consists in redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.uncanny and marvelous2021-12-15T00:00:00+00:002021-12-15T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/uncanny-and-marvelous<p>TODOROV’s literary theory was his definition, in Introduction à la LITTÉRATURE FANTASTIQUE (1970), the fantastic uncanny, and the fantastic MARVELOUS. TODOROV defines the fantastic as being any event that happens in our world that seems to be supernatural. Upon the occurrence of the event, we must decide if the event was an illusion or whether it is real and has actually taken place.</p>Tzvetan TodorovTODOROV’s literary theory was his definition, in Introduction à la LITTÉRATURE FANTASTIQUE (1970), the fantastic uncanny, and the fantastic MARVELOUS. TODOROV defines the fantastic as being any event that happens in our world that seems to be supernatural. Upon the occurrence of the event, we must decide if the event was an illusion or whether it is real and has actually taken place.reading too much2021-12-15T00:00:00+00:002021-12-15T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/pushin-phone-addictio65<p>Try Grayscale Mode to Curb Your Phone Addiction.
iOS and Android make it easier than ever to sap the color from your phone, and help you save some sanity in the process.</p>David NieldTry Grayscale Mode to Curb Your Phone Addiction.
iOS and Android make it easier than ever to sap the color from your phone, and help you save some sanity in the process.too much healthy2021-11-02T00:00:00+00:002021-11-02T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/too-much-healthy<p>…because you too much healthy!</p>Asti…because you too much healthy!reading too much2021-11-01T00:00:00+00:002021-11-01T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/reading-too-much<p>Reading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.</p>Albert EinsteinReading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.philosophical insight2021-10-03T00:00:00+01:002021-10-03T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/philosophical-insight<p>For the classics, philosophical insight was the product of a life of leisure. For me, a life of leisure is the product of philosophical insight.</p>Nassim Nicholas TalebFor the classics, philosophical insight was the product of a life of leisure. For me, a life of leisure is the product of philosophical insight.laws of nature2021-10-02T00:00:00+01:002021-10-02T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/laws-of-nature<p>Pardon him, Theodotus: he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.</p>George Bernard ShawPardon him, Theodotus: he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature.convinced evidence2021-10-01T00:00:00+01:002021-10-01T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/convinced-evidence<p>However convinced you were of the justice of your cause and the truth of your convictions, you ought not to have made a public attack upon any person’s character until you had examined the evidence on both sides with the utmost patience and care.</p>William Kingdon CliffordHowever convinced you were of the justice of your cause and the truth of your convictions, you ought not to have made a public attack upon any person’s character until you had examined the evidence on both sides with the utmost patience and care.doubt truth2021-05-05T00:00:00+01:002021-05-05T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/doubt-truth<p>Believe those who seek the truth, doubt those who find it.</p>André GideBelieve those who seek the truth, doubt those who find it.mind diet2021-04-01T00:00:00+01:002021-04-01T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/mind-diet<p>Like our stomachs, our minds are hurt more often by overeating than by hunger.</p>Francesco PetrarcaLike our stomachs, our minds are hurt more often by overeating than by hunger.copy who2021-02-10T00:00:00+00:002021-02-10T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/copy-who<p>Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.</p>Pablo PicassoSuccess is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others.hunted2021-01-10T00:00:00+00:002021-01-10T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/hunted<p>Until the hunted has his own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best stories.</p>African proverbUntil the hunted has his own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best stories.completeness2021-01-09T00:00:00+00:002021-01-09T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/learn<p>He who learns, teaches.</p>African proverbHe who learns, teaches.completeness2021-01-08T00:00:00+00:002021-01-08T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/warn<p>If you are filled with pride then you will have no room for wisdom.</p>African proverbIf you are filled with pride then you will have no room for wisdom.completeness2021-01-07T00:00:00+00:002021-01-07T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/pride<p>If you are filled with pride then you will have no room for wisdom.</p>African proverbIf you are filled with pride then you will have no room for wisdom.completeness2021-01-06T00:00:00+00:002021-01-06T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/completeness<p>If you pick up one end of the stick you also pick up the other.</p>Senegalese proverbIf you pick up one end of the stick you also pick up the other.intelligent2021-01-05T00:00:00+00:002021-01-05T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/intelligent<p>An intelligent enemy is better than a stupid friend.</p>Senegalese proverbAn intelligent enemy is better than a stupid friend.dance2021-01-04T00:00:00+00:002021-01-04T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/dance<p>He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony.</p>Masai proverbHe who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony.generation2021-01-03T00:00:00+00:002021-01-03T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/generation<p>The child you sired hasn’t sired you.</p>African proverbThe child you sired hasn’t sired you.trouble2021-01-02T00:00:00+00:002021-01-02T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/trouble<p>A flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea.</p>Kenyan proverbA flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea.beware2021-01-01T00:00:00+00:002021-01-01T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/beware<p>Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.</p>African proverbBe careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.buggin out2020-12-12T00:00:00+00:002020-12-12T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/buggin-out<p>Buggin’ Out</p>Tribe Called QuestBuggin’ Outnature never hurry2020-11-11T00:00:00+00:002020-11-11T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/nature-never-hurry<p>Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.</p>Lao TzuNature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.courage is the form2020-10-10T00:00:00+01:002020-10-10T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/courage-is-the-form<p>Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality.</p>C.S. LewisCourage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality.spare me2020-09-24T00:00:00+01:002020-09-24T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/spare-me<p>Don’t want to see me again? Please, spare me the proper breakup. It’s more suitable to our contactless existence… Besides, look around. It’s 2020, and nobody expects a happy ending.</p>Elena LaceyDon’t want to see me again? Please, spare me the proper breakup. It’s more suitable to our contactless existence… Besides, look around. It’s 2020, and nobody expects a happy ending.taking advice2020-09-21T00:00:00+01:002020-09-21T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/taking-advice<p>Never take advice from someone who you wouldn’t exchange place with.</p>Chris VossNever take advice from someone who you wouldn’t exchange place with.grow sharper2020-08-18T00:00:00+01:002020-08-18T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/grow-sharper<p>The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.</p>Eden PhillpottsThe universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.exquisite paradox2020-08-15T00:00:00+01:002020-08-15T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/exquisite-paradox<p>The most exquisite paradox: as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can’t have it. The minute you don’t want power, you’ll have more than you ever dreamed possible.</p>Ram DassThe most exquisite paradox: as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can’t have it. The minute you don’t want power, you’ll have more than you ever dreamed possible.despair2020-08-01T00:00:00+01:002020-08-01T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/despair<p>With despair, true optimism begin. The optimism of the man who expects nothing, who knows he has no rights and nothing coming to him, who rejoices in counting on himself alone and in acting alone for the good of all.</p>Jean-Paul SartreWith despair, true optimism begin. The optimism of the man who expects nothing, who knows he has no rights and nothing coming to him, who rejoices in counting on himself alone and in acting alone for the good of all.Forgiveness2020-07-21T00:00:00+01:002020-07-21T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/forgiveness<p>Forgiveness is not forgetting. Forgiveness is freedom from hate.</p>Valarie KaurForgiveness is not forgetting. Forgiveness is freedom from hate.Disney’s story spine2020-07-02T00:00:00+01:002020-07-02T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/disney-story-spine<p>Once upon a time…
And every day…
Until one day…
And because of that…
And because of that…
And because of that…
Until finally…
And since that day…
The moral of the story is…</p>DisneyOnce upon a time…
And every day…
Until one day…
And because of that…
And because of that…
And because of that…
Until finally…
And since that day…
The moral of the story is…error code “402: payment required”2020-07-01T00:00:00+01:002020-07-01T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/402-payment-required<p>Error code “402: payment required”</p>unknownError code “402: payment required”to hoard2020-06-06T00:00:00+01:002020-06-06T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/to-hoard<p>Hoard food and it rots. Hoard money and you rot. Hoard power and the nation rots.</p>Chuck PalahniukHoard food and it rots. Hoard money and you rot. Hoard power and the nation rots.catch the value2020-05-04T00:00:00+01:002020-05-04T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/catch-the-value<p>Skills can be practiced, methodologies can be taught, but values can only be caught.</p>unknownSkills can be practiced, methodologies can be taught, but values can only be caught.vision2020-05-03T00:00:00+01:002020-05-03T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/what-you-eat<p>One quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. The other three quarters keeps your doctor alive.</p>Egiptian proverbOne quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. The other three quarters keeps your doctor alive.vision2020-05-02T00:00:00+01:002020-05-02T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/vision<p>Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare.</p>Japanese proverbVision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare.rich asshole syndrome2020-05-01T00:00:00+01:002020-05-01T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/rich-asshole-syndrome<p>What we’ve been finding across dozens of studies and thousands of participants across this country, is that as a person’s levels of wealth increase, their feelings of compassion and empathy go down, and their feelings of entitlement, of deservingness, and their ideology of self-interest increases. - Rich Asshole Syndrome</p>Paul PiffWhat we’ve been finding across dozens of studies and thousands of participants across this country, is that as a person’s levels of wealth increase, their feelings of compassion and empathy go down, and their feelings of entitlement, of deservingness, and their ideology of self-interest increases. - Rich Asshole Syndromealtering your world2020-04-02T00:00:00+01:002020-04-02T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/altering-your-world<p>Beware the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.</p>Ben OkriBeware the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.jump into the void2020-03-03T00:00:00+00:002020-03-03T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/jump-into-the-void<p>He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.</p>Jean-Luc GodardHe who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.specialisation2020-01-11T00:00:00+00:002020-01-11T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/specialisation<p>Specialisation is for insects.</p>Robert HeinleinSpecialisation is for insects.rationalising2020-01-10T00:00:00+00:002020-01-10T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/rationalising<p>Man is not a rational animal, but a rationalising one.</p>Robert HeinleinMan is not a rational animal, but a rationalising one.How wicked2020-01-02T00:00:00+00:002020-01-02T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/how-wicked<p>When I wish to find out how good or how wicked anyone is, or what are his thoughts at the moment, I fashion the expression of my face, as accurately as possible, in accordance with the expression of his, and then wait to see what thoughts or sentiments arise in my own mind or heart, as if to match or correspond with the expression.</p>Edgar Allan PoeWhen I wish to find out how good or how wicked anyone is, or what are his thoughts at the moment, I fashion the expression of my face, as accurately as possible, in accordance with the expression of his, and then wait to see what thoughts or sentiments arise in my own mind or heart, as if to match or correspond with the expression.love and happiness2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:002020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/love-and-happines<p>Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.</p>Robert HeinleinLove is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.character2019-11-15T00:00:00+00:002019-11-15T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/character<p>Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.</p>Yousuf KarshCharacter, like a photograph, develops in darkness.seeing with heart2019-11-11T00:00:00+00:002019-11-11T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/seeing-with-heart<p>Here is my secret. It is very simple: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.</p>Antoine de Saint ExupéryHere is my secret. It is very simple: it is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.solitude and silence2019-11-02T00:00:00+00:002019-11-02T00:00:00+00:00https://speak.junglestar.org/solitude-and-silence<p>The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves, but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say… What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing… the thing that might be worth saying.</p>Gilles DeleuzeThe problem is no longer getting people to express themselves, but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say… What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing… the thing that might be worth saying.the purpose of life2019-10-25T00:00:00+01:002019-10-25T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/the-purpose-of-life<p>The purpose of life, as far as I can tell, is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant.</p>Jordan PetersonThe purpose of life, as far as I can tell, is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant.culture is actions2019-10-22T00:00:00+01:002019-10-22T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/culture-is-actions<p>Culture is not a set of beliefs, it’s a set of actions.</p>Ben HorowitzCulture is not a set of beliefs, it’s a set of actions.talent2019-10-10T00:00:00+01:002019-10-10T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/talent<p>Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.</p>Arthur SchopenhauerTalent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.be prepared for surprise2019-09-29T00:00:00+01:002019-09-29T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/be-prepared-for-surprise<p>To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.</p>James P. CarseTo be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.barriers within yourself2019-09-11T00:00:00+01:002019-09-11T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/barriers-within-yourself<p>Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.</p>Helen SchucmanYour task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.renouncing2019-08-31T00:00:00+01:002019-08-31T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/renouncing<p>Anytime you’re practicing renunciation, you’re deluded. How about that! You’re deluded. What are you renouncing? Anytime you renounce something, you are tied forever to the thing you renounce. There’s a guru in India who says, “Every time a prostitute comes to me, she’s talking about nothing but God. She says I’m sick of this life that I’m living. I want God. But every time a priest comes to me, he’s talking about nothing but sex”. Very well, when you renounce something, you’re stuck to it forever. When you fight something, you’re tied to it forever. As long as you’re fighting it, you are giving it power. You give it as much power as you are using to fight it.</p>Anthony de MelloAnytime you’re practicing renunciation, you’re deluded. How about that! You’re deluded. What are you renouncing? Anytime you renounce something, you are tied forever to the thing you renounce. There’s a guru in India who says, “Every time a prostitute comes to me, she’s talking about nothing but God. She says I’m sick of this life that I’m living. I want God. But every time a priest comes to me, he’s talking about nothing but sex”. Very well, when you renounce something, you’re stuck to it forever. When you fight something, you’re tied to it forever. As long as you’re fighting it, you are giving it power. You give it as much power as you are using to fight it.information wealth2019-07-10T00:00:00+01:002019-07-10T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/information-wealth<p>A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.</p>Herbert A. SimonA wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.choice illusion2019-05-27T00:00:00+01:002019-05-27T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/choice-illusion<p>Western Culture is built around ideals of individual choice and freedom. Millions of us fiercely defend our right to make free choices, while we ignore how we’re manipulated upstream by limited menus we didn’t choose.</p>Tristan HarrisWestern Culture is built around ideals of individual choice and freedom. Millions of us fiercely defend our right to make free choices, while we ignore how we’re manipulated upstream by limited menus we didn’t choose.paradox of choice2019-05-25T00:00:00+01:002019-05-25T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/paradox-of-choice<p>More Is Less</p>Barry SchwartzMore Is Lesspublishing consequences2019-05-22T00:00:00+01:002019-05-22T00:00:00+01:00https://speak.junglestar.org/publishing-consequences<p>Until now, people have been relatively free to publish material online and then suffer the consequences.</p>Dominic JeffUntil now, people have been relatively free to publish material online and then suffer the consequences.