by Beat Schindler | Feb 27, 2025 | Words, You
Words were invented 13,750 years ago. At the time, the age was stone, the Sahara green, and Northern Europe under 1-mile-thick ice. Split in two, part 1 Word-users vs wordless The invention of the word split the world in two. On the one side the ones that adopted the...
by Beat Schindler | Feb 26, 2025 | Words, You
Everything is energy, including the 9 million animal species living on Earth that operate by this simple rule: Eat or be eaten That’s where the food chain gets in. For us word-users — the only specie that uses words, 9 billion of us and counting — the food chain...
by Beat Schindler | Feb 25, 2025 | You
I think among the ritual grooves still needed today are the driving force — what turns your wants into gold — and the power questions. Both of these are forms of meditation. The driving force I think your driving force ought to be repeated thrice daily (am, noon, and...
by Beat Schindler | Feb 24, 2025 | Words, You
Wait. Before rushing headlong into the trap set by word-users out to control you, I think the better strategy is a timeout. Take a break to ask yourself what happiness is instead: Is happiness a 352-page book? Is happiness a word? Is happiness yours to decide? That’s...
by Beat Schindler | Feb 21, 2025 | You
Focus on your vision You should focus on your vision, not only but also in 2025. I hear you: “What is your vision and how is it different from mine?” Well, a vision could be anybody’s. But your vision is guaranteed personal. You can explain it to others, but nobody...
