Category: Perception
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Paper Towels vs. Electric Hand Dryers: A Meditation on the Continuity of Mind
Published on July 19, 2017, credit to Matt for editing Midway through high school as a 16-year-old, I began reflecting critically on my experiences in the world. To make sense of these experiences, I asked myself important questions. Looking back on the past 16 years, I wondered: are paper towels…
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On Cargo Cult Thinking
Published Aug 2016, Credit to Matt for editing I was never one of the cool kids when I was little. However, when I entered middle school, I decided to attempt to climb a few rungs up the social ladder. My middle school days fell in the early 1990s, when otherwise…