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Cogito ergo sum
Cogito ergo sum, or its translation, “I think, therefore I am,” is a frequently-quoted line from well-known mathematician and philosopher René Descartes. I’ve noticed that it often seems to be...
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Why we like things
One observation I made a little while ago, but was discussing with some friends last night, is about the reasons why we like things, and why our favourite things are different. My view is that it’s...
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Aikido techniques
I wanted to use this post to write a little about my thoughts concerning the role of techniques in aikido and to try to tackle the question: how many techniques are there in aikido?1 I’ve heard at...
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Life rules for living ethically
Due to the reasons laid out in my earlier post, the meaning of life, living ethically is something that’s tremendously important to me. My life, as I see it, is something to be used for improving the...
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Why keep a diary?
For the last two and a half years I’ve kept a diary. I don’t remember particularly why I started it – although luckily, my diary remembers for me. As recorded, it was “to hold for myself a private...
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The budo lifestyle
Lately I’ve been thinking a number of things concerning my attitude towards life and my understanding of the ‘budo lifestyle’. Particularly on my mind has been the nature of necessity and how it’s...
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How to stay motivated
I’ve seen that a lot of people appear to struggle with how to stay motivated. Most people make resolutions for themselves, but more often than not the resolve to stand by those resolutions fizzles...
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Journal of Interest now has a new site design! It’s more colourful and hopefully easier to read, as well as being easier for me to maintain and more convenient to post different kinds of post content...
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Certainty and ignorance
Although I write about and am engaged with politics these days, I haven’t always held much in the way of political opinions. The impetus for beginning an interest in it came from one conversation too...
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MtGox and the future of Bitcoin
The recent collapse of the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange MtGox has been a tremendous loss for the Bitcoin community. The company acknowledged the losses of approximately 744,000 BTC, worth several...
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