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Philosophizing

Optimistic act, Anchored in Realism and Love

Cyanotype of algae specimens by Anna Atkins
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Philosophizing is an act of self-knowledge, rigor and patience to get to know oneself, in one’s life, and the world they inhabit. The practice of asking what it means, for me, and having the groundedness to open a gaze wide enough for an answer to come. It is the grounded belief in seeing oneself deeply and knowing that there is more to come. It is an optimistic act, anchored in realism and love.

Philosophizing as a way of being and a way of self-leadership reclaims philosophy from academics and creativity from marketers. The bifurcation of meaning from value is the output of a system too obsessed with its efficiency to care about its sustainability. With AI in the picture, efficiency costs nothing, and sustainable (embodied) attention means everything.

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