in the spirit of gratitude (because gratitude promotes emotional health), I must acknowledge how nice it is that
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from an article in a series on Plato's allegory of the chariot:

A man lacking in thumos is the “nice guy” who can’t stand up for himself when others push him around. He is placid. Nothing arouses him. He has no ideals for which he fights and no real drive or ambition in life. He is content with mediocrity, or at least doesn’t have the will to figure ( Read more... )

http://www.aquilinestudios.org/plantsdbthe above is Scintilla's Plant Database, which represents 3.5 months of my time with no help from anyone else re-learning enough PHP, learning enough Ajax, and poring over upwards of a dozen independent sources, to compile the most complete and objective information I could get on (so far) almost 500 plants ( Read more... )

"Following the advice in the article, find three business owners per month you already know (either offline or online). Over the next two months, have conversations with them about what their challenges are, then do your damned best to start being of service to them..."

see, there's the first problem: I don't think I even know three business owners ( Read more... )

I'm feeling curious. for those of you who have been in more long-term relationships than I have, is it common to find that after some years you no longer get an emotional response from cuddling with the same partner?

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