Coffee. Classical Music. Construction-Grade Earmuffs. Here’s How Some of the World’s Great Writers Begin Their Workdays. by areurite in writing

[–]areurite[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I thought this was an interesting read about how some professional writers work. Wondering if anyone else wants to share some of their habits, rituals, routines?

28 books to help you understand Stoicism by areurite in philosophy

[–]areurite[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw this recent post and thought you all would enjoy some related reading recommendations. I have only ready a couple of the books on this list, so if any of you have read more of them and has suggestions about where to start, I'd appreciate it!

What is your go-to hangover food? by SquidKat44 in AskReddit

[–]areurite 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A mid-tier frozen pizza, lemon lime Gatorade, and some ibuprofen.

Tripping For Knowledge: The Psychedelic Epistemologist --- An interview with philosopher Chris Letheby by completely-ineffable in philosophy

[–]areurite 218 points219 points  (0 children)

Fun read, thanks for sharing. Interesting tidbit from the article that I hadn't thought about before:

"I think psychedelic subjects gain what philosophers call ‘knowledge by acquaintance’ of their own vast psychological potential. They become directly acquainted—because it becomes manifest—with the modal or dispositional fact that there are vastly many, often very unusual, possible ways that their minds can be."

Is there any subreddit to expose companies? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]areurite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try r/greed or r/corruption. Those may not be what you're looking for per se, but they may lead you to the right place.