Posted on August 16, 2021
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In May 2009 I joined Twitter, two months later I deleted my account, and now twelve years after that I have rejoined the quagmire of Twitter for one single reason: it’s the only place where I can follow the vast majority of authors, scientists, philosophers,… Continue Reading “Social Media, Psychopathy, and Time Management”
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Posted on February 8, 2021
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Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Behavioral Health, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Appreciation, Awareness, Behavioral Health, Dealing With Loss, Death, Delusion, Dying, Ego, Ethics, Existence, Existential, Existentialism, Fulfillment, Gratitude, Happiness, Honesty, Human Connection, Insight, Inspiration, Introspective, Joy, Lessons on Living, Life, Loss, Loss of Loved Ones, Meaning, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Mortality, Philosophy, Purpose, Rarity of Life, Reality Check, Reflecting, Ruminating, Truth, Value of Life, What Matters, Wisdom
Posted on June 12, 2020
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When Life Hurts the Most We are all broken, none of us are lucky enough to get through life unscathed. What sets some apart from the rest is that they learn and grow and become stronger in the broken places. Who are you? Who… Continue Reading “When Life Hurts the Most”
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Posted on June 12, 2020
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Start a Conversation that Matters I can’t begin to tell you how much it astounds me when I ask someone to talk to me about how they feel, to share with me the pain they are afraid of that they harbor within, and… Continue Reading “Start a Conversation that Matters”
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Posted on June 9, 2018
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To be Acknowledged as Existing 7,432 Americans will wake up today to what will be their last day alive, most of whom will not know this ahead of time. According to the American mortality rate published in 2016 by the National Center for Health… Continue Reading “To Be Acknowledged As Existing”
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Posted on April 6, 2018
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Choose To Live Do something that scares you. Go places you’ve never been before. Become the person you wish other people would be. Ever since my mom died almost two years ago, I have constantly faced the mortality of my own existence. Too many… Continue Reading “Choose To Live”
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Posted on March 19, 2018
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The Inexplicable Have you ever stopped to think for a moment how incredibly rare your existence actually is? The odds that you would ever come into being are literally on average a million to one. That’s literally a 0.000001% chance that you would be… Continue Reading “The Inexplicable”
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Posted on September 12, 2017
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An Educational Report by Kephen Merancis Introduction This report is intended to educate the public on the risk of suicide in those under the age of fifteen. It is my hope and my intention that through education and awareness, we can stem the rise… Continue Reading “Alone In The Dark”
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Posted on August 22, 2017
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The Thousand Year Journey Jedidiah Jenkins offers up some inspiring wisdom for those of us seeking deeper meaning in life: Follow Jedidiah on Instagram
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Posted on July 4, 2017
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No Arrival, No Destination, Just Being From Thich Nhat Hanh, the venerable Vietnamese monk who strives to live and spread the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, I’ve learned this simple lesson: There should be no coming, no going, just being. More than anything else, these… Continue Reading “No Arrival, No Destination, Just Being”
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Social Media, Psychopathy, and Time Management
Posted on August 16, 2021 by Kēphen
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In May 2009 I joined Twitter, two months later I deleted my account, and now twelve years after that I have rejoined the quagmire of Twitter for one single reason: it’s the only place where I can follow the vast majority of authors, scientists, philosophers,… Continue Reading “Social Media, Psychopathy, and Time Management”
Category: All, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, Miscellaneous, TechnologyTags: *See All Posts, Addiction, Antisocial, Apathy, Attention, Awareness, Behavioral Health, Bipolar Disorder, Delusion, Ego, Empathy, Facebook, Honesty, Human Interaction, Humble, Humility, Instagram, Introspective, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Narcissism, Narcissist, Narcissistic, Numb, Psychopathy, Reality Check, Sam Harris, Self-awareness, Self-esteem, Sensation Overload, Sensory Overload, Social Burnout, Social Media, Twitter, Unemployment, Video Games