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How The Partner You Choose Reveals Your Self-Worth - Quinlan Walther - #1110

Quinlan Walther is a writer and a relationship coach. Why do we keep choosing the wrong partners? We meet someone new and think, “Maybe this is finally the one.” But then the pattern starts to feel familiar. Different face, same pain. Different relationship, same lesson. So why do we keep dating our trauma, and what does it actually take to break the cycle? Expect to learn how to build self-worth and have a better relationship with your partner, why you often choose a “wound” other than a par...

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Harvard Professor: Why Nothing Feels Real Anymore - Arthur Brooks - #1109

Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, professor at Harvard University, and an author. Why do some people feel lost while others seem deeply fulfilled? When life feels empty, it's often not because you're missing success, money, or comfort; it's because you're missing meaning. So how do you find purpose? How do you create a life that feels worth living? And what does meaning look like in a world where so much feels fake? Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠⁠https:...

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Education

Educational arbitrage?

Is it really all about the networking? Some people think so, and they are taking action: Justin Helman didn’t get his dream acceptance from the University of Florida. But that isn’t stopping him from pursuing the classic college experience there. The recent high-school graduate from Park Ridge, N.J., is set to move into a private apartment […] The post Educational arbitrage? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesWho Leads? Relative Age Effects on Social CapitalMy excellent Con...

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AI nationalism, Europe included

Most of my Free Press column deals with Mythos, but here are some remarks on Europe: There is yet another huge problem behind all these first-order problems. Let us say, for instance, that France’s Mistral AI develops very nicely and serves as an EU counterpart of Anthropic and OpenAI. Well, then the other European countries […] The post AI nationalism, Europe included appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsFrance needs Pétainism. by AnonSuppose that at any given moment you can buy el...

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*Disclosure Day* (doubt if there are net spoilers in this post)

Perhaps rewatching The Omen is better prep for this movie than thinking about UFOs? In this regard Disclosure Day is somewhat more interesting than I had been expecting. Peter Thiel, Ross Douthat, telephone! And yet I have plenty of quibbles. It was a little too long. The acting is entirely serviceable, but none of the […] The post Disclosure Day (doubt if there are net spoilers in this post) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsAnyone else thinking of Childhood's End by Clarke, w...

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Belfast Riots & Migrant Stabbing Live Reaction with Peter Bleksley and Patrick Christys

Thanks to our sponsor Quo: Business Phone System for Startups. Try Quo for free, PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://quo.com/TRIG A shocking stabbing, days of riots, growing tensions over immigration, and renewed questions about policing, integration, and political leadership have pushed the issue to the top of the national conversation. Konstantin and Francis are joined by Peter Bleksley and Patrick Christys to unpack what happened, why it happened, and what it means ...

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